Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

CaringScore for Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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 Palm Beach Gardens 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 Palm Beach Gardens.

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 5.8, Palm Beach Gardens 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 Palm Beach Gardens. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Palm Beach Gardens, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Beach Gardens, 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 Palm Beach Gardens 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 7.4, Palm Beach Gardens 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 264 physicians per capita, Palm Beach Gardens scores 19.7 percent better than the national average. Palm Beach Gardens scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 30. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Palm Beach Gardens is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in Palm Beach Gardens is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of Palm Beach Gardens's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	264	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	12.9	7.7
Oncologists	5.1	3.5
Orthopedists	10.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Palm Beach Gardens, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Beach Gardens, 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 Palm Beach Gardens 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 Palm Beach Gardens 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 Palm Beach Gardens. 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 Palm Beach Gardens to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Palm Beach Gardens indexes at 18.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Aggregate Index	118
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	147
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Palm Beach Gardens, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Beach Gardens. 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 Palm Beach Gardens is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.1, Palm Beach Gardens 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 237 days each year in Palm Beach Gardens, 15.6 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 57°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Palm Beach Gardens than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Palm Beach Gardens is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $71,048 per year, the population of Palm Beach Gardens earns a better than average median household income. Palm Beach Gardens has an unemployment rate of 7.30 percent, roughly 19.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.95 percent of the population in Palm Beach Gardens is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 51.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Palm Beach Gardens	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	4	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	42.2	220.5
Public Transit	616.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	50.3	97.7
Pharmacies	4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65