Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Farmingdale, Maine

CaringScore for Farmingdale, ME

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 Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale.

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 6.1, Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Farmingdale, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Farmingdale, 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 Farmingdale 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 7.7, Farmingdale 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 270.6 physicians per capita, Farmingdale scores 22.7 percent better than the national average. Farmingdale scores 346.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 5.8, and scores 18.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Farmingdale is 78.1 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Farmingdale -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Farmingdale's environmental health -- is 43.6 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Farmingdale, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	270.6	220.5
Geriatricians	5.8	1.3
Cardiologists	4.1	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	9.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Farmingdale, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Farmingdale, 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 Farmingdale 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 4.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Farmingdale are generally more 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 Farmingdale. 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 Farmingdale to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Farmingdale is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 17.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 23.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Farmingdale, ME
Aggregate Index	98
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	77
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Farmingdale, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Farmingdale. 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 Farmingdale is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.1, Farmingdale 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 197 days each year in Farmingdale, 3.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 7°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Farmingdale than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Farmingdale is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $43,351 per year, the population of Farmingdale earns a lower than average median household income. Farmingdale has an unemployment rate of 6.80 percent, roughly 25.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.71 percent of the population in Farmingdale is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 27.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Farmingdale	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.1	136.1
Libraries	15.7	18.8
Places of Worship	95.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	50.7	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65