Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Kennebec County, Maine

CaringScore for Kennebec County, ME

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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec.

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, Kennebec 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 Kennebec. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Kennebec County, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Kennebec, 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 Kennebec 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 7.7, Kennebec 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 270.6 physicians per capita, Kennebec scores 22.7 percent better than the national average. Kennebec scores 346.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 5.8, and scores 18.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Kennebec is 78.1 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Kennebec -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Kennebec's environmental health -- is 47.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Kennebec County, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	270.6	220.5
Geriatricians	5.8	1.3
Cardiologists	4.1	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	9.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Kennebec County, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Kennebec, 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 Kennebec 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 4.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Kennebec 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 Kennebec. 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 Kennebec to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Kennebec is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 17.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 21.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Kennebec County, ME
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	79
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Kennebec County, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Kennebec. 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 Kennebec is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6, Kennebec 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 200 days each year in Kennebec, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 9°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Kennebec than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Kennebec 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 $45,609 per year, the population of Kennebec earns a lower than average median household income. Kennebec has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.43 percent of the population in Kennebec is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 17.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Kennebec	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.1	136.1
Libraries	15.7	18.8
Places of Worship	95.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	92.2	97.7
Pharmacies	18.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65