Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Morristown, New Jersey

CaringScore for Morristown, 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 Morristown 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 Morristown.

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 5.2, Morristown 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 Morristown. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Morristown, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Morristown, 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 Morristown 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 7.5, Morristown 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 324.9 physicians per capita, Morristown scores 47.3 percent better than the national average. Morristown scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.4, and scores 66.2 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 32.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Morristown is 80.9 years -- 3.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Morristown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 57.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Morristown's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Morristown, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	324.9	220.5
Geriatricians	1.4	1.3
Cardiologists	15.7	7.7
Oncologists	5.7	3.5
Orthopedists	9.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Morristown, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Morristown, 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 Morristown 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 2.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Morristown 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 Morristown. 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 Morristown to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Morristown indexes at 47.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 123.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Morristown, NJ
Aggregate Index	147
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	223
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	137
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Morristown, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Morristown. 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 Morristown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Morristown 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 209 days each year in Morristown, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Morristown tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Morristown is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $73,811 per year, the population of Morristown earns a better than average median household income. Morristown has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.35 percent of the population in Morristown 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	Morristown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.1	136.1
Libraries	7.5	18.8
Places of Worship	55.7	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	195.5	97.7
Pharmacies	35.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65