Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Sherwood, Oregon

CaringScore for Sherwood, OR

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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood.

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 5.9, Sherwood 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 Sherwood. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Sherwood, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sherwood, 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 Sherwood 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 7.3, Sherwood 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 237.8 physicians per capita, Sherwood closely matches the national average. Sherwood scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Sherwood is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Sherwood -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 55.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Sherwood's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Sherwood, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	237.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	7.6	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	8.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Sherwood, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sherwood, 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 Sherwood 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 3.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Sherwood 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 Sherwood. 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 Sherwood to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Sherwood indexes at 23.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 17.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 67.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Sherwood, OR
Aggregate Index	123
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	167
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	116

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Sherwood, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sherwood. 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 Sherwood is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Sherwood 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 142 days each year in Sherwood, 30.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 34°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Sherwood than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 79°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Sherwood is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $87,437 per year, the population of Sherwood earns a better than average median household income. Sherwood has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 7.61 percent of the population in Sherwood is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 42.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Sherwood	Nat'l Avg
Parks	14.7	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	55.7	220.5
Public Transit	281.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	78	97.7
Pharmacies	16.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65