Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Duncanville, Texas

CaringScore for Duncanville, TX

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 Duncanville 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 Duncanville.

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, Duncanville 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 Duncanville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Duncanville, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Duncanville, 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 Duncanville 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 5.9, Duncanville 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 225.3 physicians per capita, Duncanville closely matches the national average. Duncanville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 22. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Duncanville is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Duncanville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 61.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Duncanville's environmental health -- is 58.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Duncanville, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	225.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	8.4	7.7
Oncologists	5.5	3.5
Orthopedists	7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Duncanville, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Duncanville, 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 Duncanville 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 4.9, Duncanville is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Duncanville. 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 Duncanville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Duncanville indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 33.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Duncanville, TX
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	67
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	108
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Duncanville, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Duncanville. 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 Duncanville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.9, Duncanville rates below 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 231 days each year in Duncanville, 12.7 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 34°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Duncanville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 96°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Duncanville is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $54,510 per year, the population of Duncanville earns a median household income on par with the national average. Duncanville has an unemployment rate of 8.70 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.06 percent of the population in Duncanville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Duncanville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.8	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	55.6	220.5
Public Transit	666.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	98.3	97.7
Pharmacies	8.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65