Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Doylestown, PA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown.

A CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 5.1, Doylestown is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Doylestown. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Doylestown, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Doylestown is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 6, Doylestown rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 240.2 physicians per capita, Doylestown closely matches the national average. Doylestown scores 61.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.1, and scores 27.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 24.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Doylestown is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Doylestown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 75.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Doylestown's environmental health -- trails the national average by 56.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Doylestown, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	240.2	220.5
Geriatricians	2.1	1.3
Cardiologists	13	7.7
Oncologists	1.9	3.5
Orthopedists	7.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Doylestown, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Doylestown is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 2.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown are generally more expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Doylestown. The entry fee or purchase price for an independent living community can range from $50,000 to $500,000 or more, and typically requires an additional monthly service fee of $1,000 to $3,000 on average. The cost of living indices below provide the best proxy for comparing costs of continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Doylestown indexes at 44.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 108.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Doylestown, PA
Aggregate Index	144
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	208
Food Index	125
Utilities Index	131
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Doylestown, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Doylestown. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Doylestown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.7, Doylestown rates above average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 205 days each year in Doylestown, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Doylestown tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Doylestown is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $58,483 per year, the population of Doylestown earns a better than average median household income. Doylestown has an unemployment rate of 7.50 percent, roughly 17.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 26.97 percent of the population in Doylestown is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 104.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Doylestown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.2	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	52.7	220.5
Public Transit	330.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	347.6	97.7
Pharmacies	74.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65