Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Hawthorne, New Jersey

CaringScore for Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne.

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 4.3, Hawthorne rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Hawthorne. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hawthorne, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne 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 4.9, Hawthorne 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 177.2 physicians per capita, Hawthorne trails the national average by 19.6 percent. Hawthorne trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hawthorne is 78.8 years -- 1.2 percent higher than most of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in Hawthorne is 78.8 years -- 1.2 percent higher than most of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of Hawthorne's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Hawthorne, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	177.2	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	8.6	7.7
Oncologists	2.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hawthorne, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne 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 1.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hawthorne indexes at 50.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 15.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 108.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hawthorne, NJ
Aggregate Index	150
Healthcare Index	115
Housing Index	208
Food Index	133
Utilities Index	148
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hawthorne, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.9, Hawthorne 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 211 days each year in Hawthorne, 2.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Hawthorne 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 in Hawthorne is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $65,217 per year, the population of Hawthorne earns a better than average median household income. Hawthorne has an unemployment rate of 11.40 percent, roughly 25.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 14.70 percent of the population in Hawthorne is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 11.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hawthorne	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	4.9	136.1
Libraries	4.5	18.8
Places of Worship	53.6	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	88.8	97.7
Pharmacies	16.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65