Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

CaringScore for Portsmouth, NH

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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth.

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 4.8, Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Portsmouth, NH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth 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 5.4, Portsmouth 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 180 physicians per capita, Portsmouth trails the national average by 18.4 percent. Portsmouth trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 46.2 percent, with 0.7, and scores 24.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Portsmouth is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in Portsmouth is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of Portsmouth's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Portsmouth, NH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	180	220.5
Geriatricians	0.7	1.3
Cardiologists	5	7.7
Oncologists	1.3	3.5
Orthopedists	7.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Portsmouth, NH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth 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 3.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Portsmouth indexes at 33.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 15.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 72.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Portsmouth, NH
Aggregate Index	133
Healthcare Index	115
Housing Index	172
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	129
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Portsmouth, NH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.2, Portsmouth 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 198 days each year in Portsmouth, 3.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Portsmouth than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Portsmouth is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $62,018 per year, the population of Portsmouth earns a better than average median household income. Portsmouth has an unemployment rate of 4.10 percent, roughly 54.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.77 percent of the population in Portsmouth is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 35.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Portsmouth	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	5.6	136.1
Libraries	12.7	18.8
Places of Worship	54.1	220.5
Public Transit	37.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	261.1	97.7
Pharmacies	19.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65