Continuing Care Retirement Communities in New Braunfels, Texas

CaringScore for New Braunfels, TX

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 New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels.

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 6.3, New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Braunfels, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels 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 6.4, New Braunfels 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 178.7 physicians per capita, New Braunfels trails the national average by 19.0 percent. New Braunfels trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 30.8 percent, with 0.9, and scores 33.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Braunfels is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in New Braunfels -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Braunfels's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	New Braunfels, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	178.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0.9	1.3
Cardiologists	5.2	7.7
Oncologists	0.9	3.5
Orthopedists	6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Braunfels, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels 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 7.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels. 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 New Braunfels to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Braunfels indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 22.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Braunfels, TX
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	91
Housing Index	78
Food Index	87
Utilities Index	83
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for New Braunfels, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Braunfels. 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 New Braunfels is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, New Braunfels rates below 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 226 days each year in New Braunfels, 10.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in New Braunfels than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 95°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Braunfels is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $51,900 per year, the population of New Braunfels earns a median household income on par with the national average. New Braunfels has an unemployment rate of 6.30 percent, roughly 30.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.00 percent of the population in New Braunfels 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	New Braunfels	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.9	136.1
Libraries	2.7	18.8
Places of Worship	76.9	220.5
Public Transit	48.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	117.4	97.7
Pharmacies	15.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65