Continuing Care Retirement Communities in New Castle County, Delaware

CaringScore for New Castle County, DE

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 Castle 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 Castle.

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 4.5, New Castle 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 New Castle. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Castle County, DE

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Castle, 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 Castle 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 5.6, New Castle 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 245.7 physicians per capita, New Castle scores 11.4 percent better than the national average. New Castle trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 18.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Castle is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in New Castle -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 88.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Castle's environmental health -- trails the national average by 78.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Castle County, DE	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	245.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	9.7	7.7
Oncologists	3.7	3.5
Orthopedists	8.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Castle County, DE

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Castle, 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 Castle 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 3.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in New Castle 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 New Castle. 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 Castle to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Castle indexes at 16.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 38.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Castle County, DE
Aggregate Index	116
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	138
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	119
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for New Castle County, DE

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in New Castle. 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 Castle is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.7, New Castle 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 201 days each year in New Castle, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in New Castle than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Castle is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $63,499 per year, the population of New Castle earns a better than average median household income. New Castle has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 12.53 percent of the population in New Castle 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 Castle	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.8	136.1
Libraries	2.8	18.8
Places of Worship	55.6	220.5
Public Transit	330.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	81.8	97.7
Pharmacies	10.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65