Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Pulaski, Virginia

CaringScore for Pulaski, 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski.

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, Pulaski 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 Pulaski. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pulaski, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pulaski, 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 Pulaski 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 5.3, Pulaski 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 129.3 physicians per capita, Pulaski trails the national average by 41.4 percent. Pulaski trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 55.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pulaski is 75.9 years -- 2.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Pulaski -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pulaski's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Pulaski, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	129.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	5.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pulaski, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pulaski, 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski. 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 Pulaski to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pulaski indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pulaski, VA
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	109
Housing Index	51
Food Index	88
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	94

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Pulaski, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pulaski. 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 Pulaski is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Pulaski 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 194 days each year in Pulaski, 5.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Pulaski tend to be similar to 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 Pulaski is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $31,986 per year, the population of Pulaski earns a lower than average median household income. Pulaski has an unemployment rate of 7.40 percent, roughly 18.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.40 percent of the population in Pulaski is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 47.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pulaski	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.3	136.1
Libraries	5.7	18.8
Places of Worship	239.1	220.5
Public Transit	121.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	195	97.7
Pharmacies	34.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65