Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Wells, Maine

CaringScore for Wells, ME

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 Wells 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 Wells.

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 5.1, Wells 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 Wells. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wells, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wells, 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 Wells 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, Wells 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 153.1 physicians per capita, Wells trails the national average by 30.6 percent. Wells trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 26.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Wells is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Wells -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Wells's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Wells, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	153.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4.4	7.7
Oncologists	3.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wells, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wells, 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 Wells 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 3.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Wells 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 Wells. 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 Wells to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wells indexes at 20.0 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 53.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wells, ME
Aggregate Index	120
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	153
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	115

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Wells, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wells. 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 Wells is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Wells 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 200 days each year in Wells, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Wells than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 76°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Wells is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $57,051 per year, the population of Wells earns a median household income on par with the national average. Wells has an unemployment rate of 10.00 percent, roughly 9.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.27 percent of the population in Wells is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 46.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Wells	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.2	136.1
Libraries	15.8	18.8
Places of Worship	65.3	220.5
Public Transit	185	110.4
Grocery Stores	194.7	97.7
Pharmacies	20.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65