Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Sublimity, Oregon

CaringScore for Sublimity, 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 Sublimity 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 Sublimity.

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, Sublimity 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 Sublimity. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Sublimity, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sublimity, 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 Sublimity 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, Sublimity 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 180.6 physicians per capita, Sublimity trails the national average by 18.1 percent. Sublimity trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 53.8 percent, with 0.6, and scores 31.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Sublimity is 78.2 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Sublimity -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Sublimity's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Sublimity, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	180.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0.6	1.3
Cardiologists	3.4	7.7
Oncologists	1.6	3.5
Orthopedists	7.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Sublimity, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sublimity, 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 Sublimity 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 4.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Sublimity 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 Sublimity. 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 Sublimity to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Sublimity indexes at 9.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 29.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Sublimity, OR
Aggregate Index	109
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	129
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Sublimity, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Sublimity. 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 Sublimity is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Sublimity 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 157 days each year in Sublimity, 23.4 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 Sublimity than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Sublimity is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $60,122 per year, the population of Sublimity earns a better than average median household income. Sublimity has an unemployment rate of 11.10 percent, roughly 22.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 28.57 percent of the population in Sublimity is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 117.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Sublimity	Nat'l Avg
Parks	13	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	78.6	220.5
Public Transit	293.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	38.5	97.7
Pharmacies	38.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65