Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Jamestown, Rhode Island

CaringScore for Jamestown, RI

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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown.

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 5.1, Jamestown 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 Jamestown. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Jamestown, RI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jamestown, 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 Jamestown 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 6.4, Jamestown 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 245.9 physicians per capita, Jamestown scores 11.5 percent better than the national average. Jamestown trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 48.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Jamestown is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Jamestown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Jamestown's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Jamestown, RI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	245.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	1.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.3	3.5
Orthopedists	7.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Jamestown, RI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jamestown, 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 Jamestown 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 2.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Jamestown 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 Jamestown. 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 Jamestown to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Jamestown indexes at 63.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 170.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Jamestown, RI
Aggregate Index	163
Healthcare Index	113
Housing Index	270
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	125
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Jamestown, RI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jamestown. 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 Jamestown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.2, Jamestown 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 201 days each year in Jamestown, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Jamestown tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 78°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Jamestown is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $86,416 per year, the population of Jamestown earns a better than average median household income. Jamestown has an unemployment rate of 9.50 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 17.63 percent of the population in Jamestown is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 34.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Jamestown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.2	136.1
Libraries	9.8	18.8
Places of Worship	64.4	220.5
Public Transit	294.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	110.4	97.7
Pharmacies	18.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65