Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Shelburne, Vermont

CaringScore for Shelburne, VT

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 Shelburne 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 Shelburne.

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 6.9, Shelburne rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Shelburne, VT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelburne, 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 Shelburne 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 10, Shelburne 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 seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 462.3 physicians per capita, Shelburne scores 109.7 percent better than the national average. Shelburne scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.3, and scores 144.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 47.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Shelburne is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Shelburne -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Shelburne's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Shelburne, VT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	462.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.3	1.3
Cardiologists	17	7.7
Oncologists	10.4	3.5
Orthopedists	18.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Shelburne, VT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelburne, 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 Shelburne 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 Shelburne 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 Shelburne. 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 Shelburne to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Shelburne indexes at 29.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 73.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Shelburne, VT
Aggregate Index	129
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	173
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	126
Transportation Index	106

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Shelburne, VT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelburne. 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 Shelburne is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.2, Shelburne 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 159 days each year in Shelburne, 22.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 9°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Shelburne than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Shelburne is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $85,710 per year, the population of Shelburne earns a better than average median household income. Shelburne has an unemployment rate of 4.70 percent, roughly 48.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.53 percent of the population in Shelburne is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 25.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Shelburne	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.7	136.1
Libraries	11.8	18.8
Places of Worship	67.5	220.5
Public Transit	117	110.4
Grocery Stores	197.5	97.7
Pharmacies	14.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65