Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Spring Valley, New York

CaringScore for Spring Valley, NY

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 Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley.

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, Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Spring Valley, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Spring Valley, 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 Spring Valley 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 8.2, Spring Valley 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 345.3 physicians per capita, Spring Valley scores 56.6 percent better than the national average. Spring Valley scores 184.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.7, and scores 56.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 30.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Spring Valley is 80.8 years -- 3.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Spring Valley -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 84.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Spring Valley's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Spring Valley, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	345.3	220.5
Geriatricians	3.7	1.3
Cardiologists	12.7	7.7
Oncologists	5.7	3.5
Orthopedists	8.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Spring Valley, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Spring Valley, 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 Spring Valley 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 2.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Spring Valley indexes at 31.0 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 43.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Spring Valley, NY
Aggregate Index	131
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	143
Food Index	130
Utilities Index	149
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Spring Valley, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Spring Valley 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 200 days each year in Spring Valley, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Spring Valley than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Spring Valley is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $49,167 per year, the population of Spring Valley earns a median household income on par with the national average. Spring Valley has an unemployment rate of 6.50 percent, roughly 28.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 9.29 percent of the population in Spring Valley is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 29.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Spring Valley	Nat'l Avg
Parks	19.2	136.1
Libraries	6.1	18.8
Places of Worship	60.7	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	245.7	97.7
Pharmacies	24.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65