Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Odessa, Delaware

CaringScore for Odessa, 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 Odessa 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 Odessa.

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 5.1, Odessa 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 Odessa. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Odessa, DE

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Odessa, 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 Odessa 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, Odessa 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, Odessa scores 11.4 percent better than the national average. Odessa 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 Odessa is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Odessa -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 88.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Odessa's environmental health -- trails the national average by 78.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Odessa, 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 Odessa, DE

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Odessa, 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 Odessa 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 3.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Odessa 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 Odessa. 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 Odessa to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Odessa indexes at 28.0 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 81.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Odessa, DE
Aggregate Index	128
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	181
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	119
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Odessa, DE

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Odessa. 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 Odessa is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.5, Odessa 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 202 days each year in Odessa, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Odessa tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Odessa is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $75,455 per year, the population of Odessa earns a better than average median household income. Odessa has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.05 percent of the population in Odessa is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 16.0 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Odessa	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	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65