Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Petersburg, Virginia

CaringScore for Petersburg, VA

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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg.

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 4.4, Petersburg rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Petersburg. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Petersburg, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Petersburg, 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 Petersburg 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, Petersburg 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 175.6 physicians per capita, Petersburg trails the national average by 20.4 percent. Petersburg trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 51.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Petersburg is 71.9 years -- 7.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Petersburg -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Petersburg's environmental health -- is 52.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Petersburg, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	175.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3.2	7.7
Oncologists	3.2	3.5
Orthopedists	3.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Petersburg, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Petersburg, 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 Petersburg 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 4.9, Petersburg is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Petersburg. 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 Petersburg to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Petersburg indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 37.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Petersburg, VA
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	63
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	111
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Petersburg, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Petersburg. 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 Petersburg is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.9, Petersburg 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 206 days each year in Petersburg, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 30°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Petersburg 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 in Petersburg is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $37,098 per year, the population of Petersburg earns a lower than average median household income. Petersburg has an unemployment rate of 11.00 percent, roughly 20.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.36 percent of the population in Petersburg is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Petersburg	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2	136.1
Libraries	9.3	18.8
Places of Worship	97.8	220.5
Public Transit	369.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	219.3	97.7
Pharmacies	22.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65