Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Murrysville, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Murrysville, 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 Murrysville 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 Murrysville.

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 5.7, Murrysville 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 Murrysville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Murrysville, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Murrysville, 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 Murrysville 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 5.4, Murrysville is on par with the national 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 165.9 physicians per capita, Murrysville trails the national average by 24.8 percent. Murrysville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 30.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Murrysville is 78.4 years -- 0.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Murrysville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 69.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Murrysville's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Murrysville, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	165.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	5.8	7.7
Oncologists	2.8	3.5
Orthopedists	4.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Murrysville, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Murrysville, 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 Murrysville 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 5, Murrysville is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Murrysville. 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 Murrysville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Murrysville indexes at 6.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 19.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Murrysville, PA
Aggregate Index	106
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	119
Food Index	106
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Murrysville, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Murrysville. 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 Murrysville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7, Murrysville 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 163 days each year in Murrysville, 20.5 percent fewer 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 Murrysville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Murrysville is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $74,380 per year, the population of Murrysville earns a better than average median household income. Murrysville has an unemployment rate of 7.80 percent, roughly 14.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.26 percent of the population in Murrysville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 31.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Murrysville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.6	136.1
Libraries	6.7	18.8
Places of Worship	113.3	220.5
Public Transit	229.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	56	97.7
Pharmacies	10.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65