Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Shoreline, Washington

CaringScore for Shoreline, WA

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 Shoreline 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 Shoreline.

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 5.5, Shoreline 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 Shoreline. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Shoreline, WA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shoreline, 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 Shoreline 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 8, Shoreline 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 334.8 physicians per capita, Shoreline scores 51.8 percent better than the national average. Shoreline scores 61.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.1, and scores 45.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 28.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Shoreline is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Shoreline -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 56.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Shoreline's environmental health -- is 10.9 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Shoreline, WA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	334.8	220.5
Geriatricians	2.1	1.3
Cardiologists	9	7.7
Oncologists	6.5	3.5
Orthopedists	10.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Shoreline, WA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shoreline, 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 Shoreline 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 2.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Shoreline 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 Shoreline. 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 Shoreline to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Shoreline indexes at 34.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 16.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 87.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Shoreline, WA
Aggregate Index	134
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	187
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Shoreline, WA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shoreline. 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 Shoreline is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Shoreline 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 150 days each year in Shoreline, 26.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 33°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Shoreline than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 76°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Shoreline is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $64,651 per year, the population of Shoreline earns a better than average median household income. Shoreline has an unemployment rate of 8.50 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 14.95 percent of the population in Shoreline is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 13.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Shoreline	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.2	136.1
Libraries	4	18.8
Places of Worship	63.2	220.5
Public Transit	707.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	30.3	97.7
Pharmacies	11.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65