Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Swanton, Vermont

CaringScore for Swanton, 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 Swanton 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 Swanton.

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 5.2, Swanton 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 Swanton. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Swanton, VT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Swanton, 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 Swanton 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 5.5, Swanton is on par with the national 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 124.8 physicians per capita, Swanton trails the national average by 43.4 percent. Swanton trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 78.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Swanton is 78.8 years -- 1.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Swanton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Swanton's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Swanton, VT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	124.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Swanton, VT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Swanton, 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 Swanton 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, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Swanton 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 Swanton. 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 Swanton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Swanton indexes at 8.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 98 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Swanton, VT
Aggregate Index	108
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	98
Food Index	106
Utilities Index	126
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Swanton, VT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Swanton. 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 Swanton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Swanton 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 Swanton, 22.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 8°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Swanton 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 Swanton is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $52,184 per year, the population of Swanton earns a median household income on par with the national average. Swanton has an unemployment rate of 6.20 percent, roughly 31.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.39 percent of the population in Swanton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Swanton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.1	136.1
Libraries	26.9	18.8
Places of Worship	125.5	220.5
Public Transit	117	110.4
Grocery Stores	271.8	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65