Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Taos County, New Mexico

CaringScore for Taos County, NM

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 Taos 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 Taos.

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 5.8, Taos 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 Taos. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Taos County, NM

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Taos, 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 Taos 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 6.6, Taos 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 220 physicians per capita, Taos closely matches the national average. Taos scores 146.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.2, and scores 19.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Taos is 78.7 years -- 1.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Taos -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Taos's environmental health -- is 21.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Taos County, NM	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	220	220.5
Geriatricians	3.2	1.3
Cardiologists	3.2	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	9.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Taos County, NM

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Taos, 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 Taos 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 5.5, Taos is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Taos. 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 Taos to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Taos indexes at 7.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 32.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Taos County, NM
Aggregate Index	107
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	132
Food Index	98
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Taos County, NM

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Taos. 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 Taos is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.9, Taos 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 284 days each year in Taos, 38.5 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 9°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Taos than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Taos is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $38,093 per year, the population of Taos earns a lower than average median household income. Taos has an unemployment rate of 9.00 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 16.80 percent of the population in Taos is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 27.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Taos	Nat'l Avg
Parks	12.2	136.1
Libraries	12.5	18.8
Places of Worship	226.8	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	94	97.7
Pharmacies	3.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65