Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Volusia County, Florida

CaringScore for Volusia County, FL

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 Volusia 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 Volusia.

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 5.7, Volusia 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 Volusia. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Volusia County, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Volusia, 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 Volusia 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 5.7, Volusia 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 172.3 physicians per capita, Volusia trails the national average by 21.9 percent. Volusia trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 14.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Volusia is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Volusia -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Volusia's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Volusia County, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	172.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	5.8	7.7
Oncologists	3.3	3.5
Orthopedists	6.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Volusia County, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Volusia, 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 Volusia is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Volusia are generally less 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 Volusia. 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 Volusia to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Volusia indexes at 5.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 14.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Volusia County, FL
Aggregate Index	95
Healthcare Index	89
Housing Index	86
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Volusia County, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Volusia. 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 Volusia is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, Volusia rates below 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 229 days each year in Volusia, 11.7 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 48°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Volusia than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Volusia is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $44,947 per year, the population of Volusia earns a lower than average median household income. Volusia has an unemployment rate of 10.90 percent, roughly 19.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.33 percent of the population in Volusia is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 62.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Volusia	Nat'l Avg
Parks	15.8	136.1
Libraries	3.1	18.8
Places of Worship	66.1	220.5
Public Transit	10.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	96.2	97.7
Pharmacies	11.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65