Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Garrett County, Maryland

CaringScore for Garrett County, MD

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 Garrett 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 Garrett.

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 5.2, Garrett 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 Garrett. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Garrett County, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garrett, 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 Garrett 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 5.6, Garrett 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. At just 90.1 physicians per capita, Garrett trails the national average by 59.1 percent. Garrett trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 31.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Garrett is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Garrett -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Garrett's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Garrett County, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	90.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	13.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Garrett County, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garrett, 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 Garrett 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 4.8, Garrett 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 Garrett. 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 Garrett to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Garrett is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 21.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Garrett County, MD
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	79
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	119
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Garrett County, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Garrett. 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 Garrett is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Garrett is on par with the national 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 152 days each year in Garrett, 25.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Garrett 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 Garrett is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $44,501 per year, the population of Garrett earns a lower than average median household income. Garrett has an unemployment rate of 8.00 percent, roughly 12.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.40 percent of the population in Garrett is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 32.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Garrett	Nat'l Avg
Parks	57	136.1
Libraries	20.3	18.8
Places of Worship	294.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	104.9	97.7
Pharmacies	23.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65