Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Virginia Beach City County, Virginia

CaringScore for Virginia Beach City County, VA

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 Virginia Beach City 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 Virginia Beach City.

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 5.4, Virginia Beach City 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 Virginia Beach City. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Virginia Beach City County, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Virginia Beach City, 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 Virginia Beach City 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 6.4, Virginia Beach City 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 221.3 physicians per capita, Virginia Beach City closely matches the national average. Virginia Beach City trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 46.2 percent, with 0.7, and scores 11.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 17.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Virginia Beach City is 78.9 years -- 1.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Virginia Beach City -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 55.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Virginia Beach City's environmental health -- is 10.9 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Virginia Beach City County, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	221.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0.7	1.3
Cardiologists	5.3	7.7
Oncologists	2.1	3.5
Orthopedists	9.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Virginia Beach City County, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Virginia Beach City, 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 Virginia Beach City 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 Virginia Beach City 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 Virginia Beach City. 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 Virginia Beach City to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Virginia Beach City indexes at 16.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 48.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Virginia Beach City County, VA
Aggregate Index	116
Healthcare Index	109
Housing Index	148
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	113
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Virginia Beach City County, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Virginia Beach City. 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 Virginia Beach City is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.5, Virginia Beach City 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 213 days each year in Virginia Beach City, 3.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 32°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Virginia Beach City than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Virginia Beach City is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $65,790 per year, the population of Virginia Beach City earns a better than average median household income. Virginia Beach City has an unemployment rate of 6.00 percent, roughly 34.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.97 percent of the population in Virginia Beach City is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 16.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Virginia Beach City	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.6	136.1
Libraries	2.8	18.8
Places of Worship	43.3	220.5
Public Transit	140.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	69.7	97.7
Pharmacies	6.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65