Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Everett, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Everett, PA

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 Everett 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 Everett.

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, Everett 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 Everett. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Everett, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Everett, 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 Everett 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 4.6, Everett 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. At just 63.1 physicians per capita, Everett trails the national average by 71.4 percent. Everett scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2, and scores 79.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Everett is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Everett -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Everett's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Everett, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	63.1	220.5
Geriatricians	2	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Everett, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Everett, 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 Everett 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 5.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Everett 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 Everett. 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 Everett to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Everett indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Everett, PA
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	53
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	108
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Everett, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Everett. 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 Everett is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.1, Everett rates above 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 189 days each year in Everett, 7.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Everett tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Everett is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $28,241 per year, the population of Everett earns a lower than average median household income. Everett has an unemployment rate of 10.40 percent, roughly 14.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.07 percent of the population in Everett is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 60.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Everett	Nat'l Avg
Parks	60.2	136.1
Libraries	10.1	18.8
Places of Worship	270.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	328.6	97.7
Pharmacies	164.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65