Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Garfield, New Jersey

CaringScore for Garfield, NJ

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 Garfield 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 Garfield.

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 5.9, Garfield 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 Garfield. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Garfield, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garfield, 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 Garfield 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 9.3, Garfield 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 440.7 physicians per capita, Garfield scores 99.9 percent better than the national average. Garfield scores 200.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.9, and scores 124.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 43.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Garfield is 81.5 years -- 4.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Garfield -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Garfield's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Garfield, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	440.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.9	1.3
Cardiologists	21.2	7.7
Oncologists	7.2	3.5
Orthopedists	11.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Garfield, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garfield, 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 Garfield 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 2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Garfield 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 Garfield. 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 Garfield to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Garfield indexes at 41.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 16.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 74.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Garfield, NJ
Aggregate Index	141
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	174
Food Index	131
Utilities Index	152
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Garfield, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garfield. 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 Garfield is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, Garfield 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 205 days each year in Garfield, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Garfield tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Garfield is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $57,040 per year, the population of Garfield earns a median household income on par with the national average. Garfield has an unemployment rate of 13.60 percent, roughly 49.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.96 percent of the population in Garfield is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Garfield	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	7	18.8
Places of Worship	56.8	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	111.2	97.7
Pharmacies	3.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65