Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Easton, Maryland

CaringScore for Easton, MD

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 Easton 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 Easton.

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 6.6, Easton rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Easton, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Easton, 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 Easton 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 10, Easton 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 429.4 physicians per capita, Easton scores 94.7 percent better than the national average. Easton trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 152.3 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 49.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Easton is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Easton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Easton's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Easton, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	429.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	21.9	7.7
Oncologists	10.9	3.5
Orthopedists	16.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Easton, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Easton, 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 Easton 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 4.5, Easton 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 Easton. 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 Easton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Easton indexes at 16.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 44.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Easton, MD
Aggregate Index	116
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	144
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	117
Transportation Index	106

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Easton, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Easton. 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 Easton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, Easton 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 216 days each year in Easton, 5.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 27°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Easton than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Easton is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $48,207 per year, the population of Easton earns a lower than average median household income. Easton has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 22.65 percent of the population in Easton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 72.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Easton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	8.2	18.8
Places of Worship	136.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	233.5	97.7
Pharmacies	6.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65