Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Green Valley, Arizona

CaringScore for Green Valley, 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 Green Valley 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 Green Valley.

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 6.6, Green Valley 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 Green Valley. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Green Valley, AZ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Green Valley, 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 Green Valley 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 6.9, Green Valley 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 252.7 physicians per capita, Green Valley scores 14.6 percent better than the national average. Green Valley scores 38.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.8, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Green Valley is 78.8 years -- 1.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Green Valley -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Green Valley's environmental health -- trails the national average by 12.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Green Valley, AZ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	252.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1.8	1.3
Cardiologists	8.6	7.7
Oncologists	3.7	3.5
Orthopedists	7.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Green Valley, AZ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Green Valley, 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 Green Valley 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 5.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Green Valley 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 Green Valley. 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 Green Valley to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Green Valley is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 98 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing index is 100 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Green Valley, AZ
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	100
Food Index	96
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Green Valley, AZ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Green Valley. 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 Green Valley is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Green Valley 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 280 days each year in Green Valley, 36.6 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 38°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Green Valley than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 99°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Green Valley is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $47,448 per year, the population of Green Valley earns a lower than average median household income. Green Valley has an unemployment rate of 8.50 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 75.08 percent of the population in Green Valley is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 470.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Green Valley	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.9	136.1
Libraries	3.1	18.8
Places of Worship	53.1	220.5
Public Transit	146	110.4
Grocery Stores	51.5	97.7
Pharmacies	9.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65