Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Palm Coast, Florida

CaringScore for Palm Coast, 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 Coast 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 Coast.

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 5.3, Palm Coast 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 Palm Coast. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Palm Coast, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Coast, 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 Coast 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 4.9, Palm Coast 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 98.5 physicians per capita, Palm Coast trails the national average by 55.3 percent. Palm Coast trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 38.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Palm Coast is 80 years -- 2.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Palm Coast -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Palm Coast's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Palm Coast, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	98.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3	7.7
Oncologists	3	3.5
Orthopedists	6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Palm Coast, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Coast, 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 Coast 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 6.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Palm Coast 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 Palm Coast. 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 Coast to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Palm Coast is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 99 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Palm Coast, FL
Aggregate Index	97
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	99
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Palm Coast, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Palm Coast. 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 Coast is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.4, Palm Coast 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 225 days each year in Palm Coast, 9.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 47°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Palm Coast than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Palm Coast is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $47,291 per year, the population of Palm Coast earns a lower than average median household income. Palm Coast has an unemployment rate of 14.00 percent, roughly 53.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 25.08 percent of the population in Palm Coast is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 90.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Palm Coast	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.3	136.1
Libraries	2	18.8
Places of Worship	62.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	56.1	97.7
Pharmacies	11	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65