Continuing Care Retirement Communities in El Mirage, Arizona

CaringScore for El Mirage, AZ

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 El Mirage 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 El Mirage.

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 4.9, El Mirage 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 El Mirage. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for El Mirage, AZ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in El Mirage, 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 El Mirage 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 5.5, El Mirage is on par with the national 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 199.1 physicians per capita, El Mirage closely matches the national average. El Mirage scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in El Mirage is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in El Mirage is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of El Mirage's environmental health -- is 18.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	El Mirage, AZ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	199.1	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	7.9	7.7
Oncologists	2.8	3.5
Orthopedists	6.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for El Mirage, AZ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in El Mirage, 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 El Mirage 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 4.7, El Mirage 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 El Mirage. 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 El Mirage to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for El Mirage is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 22.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	El Mirage, AZ
Aggregate Index	96
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	78
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	108

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for El Mirage, AZ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in El Mirage. 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 El Mirage is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, El Mirage 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 297 days each year in El Mirage, 44.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in El Mirage than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 106°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in El Mirage is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $49,740 per year, the population of El Mirage earns a median household income on par with the national average. El Mirage has an unemployment rate of 8.50 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 6.46 percent of the population in El Mirage is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	El Mirage	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	4.4	136.1
Libraries	1.5	18.8
Places of Worship	50.5	220.5
Public Transit	739.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	43.2	97.7
Pharmacies	8.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65