Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Meadville, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Meadville, PA

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 Meadville 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 Meadville.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Meadville, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Meadville, 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 Meadville 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 6.2, Meadville 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 166.1 physicians per capita, Meadville trails the national average by 24.7 percent. Meadville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 24.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Meadville is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Meadville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Meadville's environmental health -- is 50.9 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Meadville, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	166.1	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	2.3	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Meadville, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Meadville, 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 Meadville 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 6.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Meadville 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 Meadville. 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 Meadville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Meadville indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Meadville, PA
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	51
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Meadville, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Meadville. 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 Meadville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.7, Meadville 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 160 days each year in Meadville, 22.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Meadville 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 index in Meadville 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 $28,733 per year, the population of Meadville earns a lower than average median household income. Meadville has an unemployment rate of 8.20 percent, roughly 9.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.79 percent of the population in Meadville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 50.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Meadville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	32.5	136.1
Libraries	10.2	18.8
Places of Worship	191.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	136.3	97.7
Pharmacies	45.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65