Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Moriarty, New Mexico

CaringScore for Moriarty, NM

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 Moriarty 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 Moriarty.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Moriarty, NM

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moriarty, 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 Moriarty 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 3.4, Moriarty rates below 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 16.9 physicians per capita, Moriarty trails the national average by 92.3 percent. Moriarty trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Moriarty is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Moriarty -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Moriarty's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Moriarty, NM	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	16.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Moriarty, NM

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moriarty, 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 Moriarty 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 7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Moriarty 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 Moriarty. 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 Moriarty to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Moriarty indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 37.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Moriarty, NM
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	63
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	94

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Moriarty, NM

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moriarty. 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 Moriarty is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.9, Moriarty 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 273 days each year in Moriarty, 33.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Moriarty than in 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 Moriarty is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $43,296 per year, the population of Moriarty earns a lower than average median household income. Moriarty has an unemployment rate of 9.30 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.57 percent of the population in Moriarty is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Moriarty	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.1	136.1
Libraries	18.2	18.8
Places of Worship	189.2	220.5
Public Transit	142.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	180.3	97.7
Pharmacies	60.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65