Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Ector County, Texas

CaringScore for Ector County, 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 Ector 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 Ector.

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 5.5, Ector 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 Ector. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Ector County, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ector, 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 Ector 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 4.3, Ector rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 150.2 physicians per capita, Ector trails the national average by 31.9 percent. Ector trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 26.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Ector is 75.2 years -- 3.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Ector -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 14.5 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Ector's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Ector County, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	150.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	5.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.5	3.5
Orthopedists	6.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Ector County, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ector, 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 Ector is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 7.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Ector are generally less 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 Ector. 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 Ector to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Ector indexes at 22.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 98 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 57.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Ector County, TX
Aggregate Index	78
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	43
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Ector County, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ector. 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 Ector is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, Ector 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 261 days each year in Ector, 27.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 30°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Ector 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 Ector is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $45,987 per year, the population of Ector earns a lower than average median household income. Ector has an unemployment rate of 6.30 percent, roughly 30.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.12 percent of the population in Ector is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 15.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Ector	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	0.8	18.8
Places of Worship	99.1	220.5
Public Transit	48.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	80.3	97.7
Pharmacies	8.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65