Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Eloy, Arizona

CaringScore for Eloy, 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 Eloy 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 Eloy.

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 3.8, Eloy rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Eloy, AZ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eloy, 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 Eloy 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 3.1, Eloy 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 46.2 physicians per capita, Eloy trails the national average by 79.0 percent. Eloy trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 76.9 percent, with 0.3, and scores 87.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Eloy is 78 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Eloy -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 21.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Eloy's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Eloy, AZ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	46.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0.3	1.3
Cardiologists	1.1	7.7
Oncologists	0.5	3.5
Orthopedists	0.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Eloy, AZ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eloy, 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 Eloy 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 5.3, Eloy 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 Eloy. 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 Eloy to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Eloy indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 56.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Eloy, AZ
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	44
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Eloy, AZ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eloy. 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 Eloy is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3, Eloy 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 295 days each year in Eloy, 43.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 36°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Eloy than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 105°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Eloy is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $33,510 per year, the population of Eloy earns a lower than average median household income. Eloy has an unemployment rate of 11.20 percent, roughly 23.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 5.88 percent of the population in Eloy is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 55.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Eloy	Nat'l Avg
Parks	18	136.1
Libraries	4.4	18.8
Places of Worship	87.9	220.5
Public Transit	739.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	52.3	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65