Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Salinas, California

CaringScore for Salinas, CA

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 Salinas 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 Salinas.

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 4.6, Salinas 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 Salinas. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Salinas, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Salinas, 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 Salinas 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 6.2, Salinas 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. At just 173.5 physicians per capita, Salinas trails the national average by 21.3 percent. Salinas trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 46.2 percent, with 0.7, and scores 14.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Salinas is 80.2 years -- 3.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Salinas -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Salinas's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Salinas, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	173.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0.7	1.3
Cardiologists	7.4	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	6.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Salinas, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Salinas, 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 Salinas 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 2.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Salinas 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 Salinas. 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 Salinas to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Salinas indexes at 35.0 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 97.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Salinas, CA
Aggregate Index	135
Healthcare Index	115
Housing Index	197
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Salinas, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Salinas. 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 Salinas is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Salinas is on par with the national 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 259 days each year in Salinas, 26.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 41°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Salinas than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 71°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Salinas is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $56,086 per year, the population of Salinas earns a median household income on par with the national average. Salinas has an unemployment rate of 22.60 percent, roughly 148.4 percent higher than the national average. And about 7.15 percent of the population in Salinas is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 45.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Salinas	Nat'l Avg
Parks	10.7	136.1
Libraries	7	18.8
Places of Worship	53.8	220.5
Public Transit	34.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	114	97.7
Pharmacies	7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65