Continuing Care Retirement Communities in East Hartford, Connecticut

CaringScore for East Hartford, CT

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 East Hartford 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 East Hartford.

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, East Hartford 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 East Hartford. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for East Hartford, CT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in East Hartford, 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 East Hartford 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 7.3, East Hartford 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 291.3 physicians per capita, East Hartford scores 32.1 percent better than the national average. East Hartford scores 115.4 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.8, and scores 63.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 31.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in East Hartford is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in East Hartford -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 78.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of East Hartford's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	East Hartford, CT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	291.3	220.5
Geriatricians	2.8	1.3
Cardiologists	13.6	7.7
Oncologists	5.8	3.5
Orthopedists	9.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for East Hartford, CT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in East Hartford, 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 East Hartford 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 3.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in East Hartford 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 East Hartford. 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 East Hartford to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for East Hartford indexes at 13.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 100 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	East Hartford, CT
Aggregate Index	113
Healthcare Index	108
Housing Index	100
Food Index	122
Utilities Index	119
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for East Hartford, CT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in East Hartford. 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 East Hartford is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.7, East Hartford 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 187 days each year in East Hartford, 8.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in East Hartford tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in East Hartford is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $48,353 per year, the population of East Hartford earns a lower than average median household income. East Hartford has an unemployment rate of 11.30 percent, roughly 24.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.29 percent of the population in East Hartford is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 16.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	East Hartford	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.4	136.1
Libraries	6.7	18.8
Places of Worship	55.2	220.5
Public Transit	149	110.4
Grocery Stores	96.4	97.7
Pharmacies	10.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65