Continuing Care Retirement Communities in West New York, New Jersey

CaringScore for West New York, NJ

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 West New York 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 West New York.

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 3.3, West New York rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for West New York. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for West New York, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in West New York, 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 West New York 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 3.8, West New York rates below 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 138.6 physicians per capita, West New York trails the national average by 37.1 percent. West New York trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 46.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in West New York is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in West New York -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 83.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of West New York's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	West New York, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	138.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	5.1	7.7
Oncologists	1.4	3.5
Orthopedists	3.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for West New York, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in West New York, 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 West New York 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 1.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in West New York 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 West New York. 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 West New York to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for West New York indexes at 49.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 15.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 103.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	West New York, NJ
Aggregate Index	149
Healthcare Index	115
Housing Index	203
Food Index	132
Utilities Index	148
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for West New York, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in West New York. 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 West New York is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.6, West New York 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 218 days each year in West New York, 6.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in West New York than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in West New York is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $44,278 per year, the population of West New York earns a lower than average median household income. West New York has an unemployment rate of 11.80 percent, roughly 29.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.34 percent of the population in West New York 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	West New York	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.4	136.1
Libraries	4.4	18.8
Places of Worship	45.8	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	201.4	97.7
Pharmacies	25.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65