Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Westerly, Rhode Island

CaringScore for Westerly, RI

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 Westerly 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 Westerly.

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 5.3, Westerly 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 Westerly. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Westerly, RI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Westerly, 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 Westerly 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 7, Westerly 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 247.8 physicians per capita, Westerly scores 12.4 percent better than the national average. Westerly scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.6, and scores 25.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 24.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Westerly is 80.1 years -- 2.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Westerly -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 83.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Westerly's environmental health -- trails the national average by 12.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Westerly, RI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	247.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.6	1.3
Cardiologists	7.9	7.7
Oncologists	5.5	3.5
Orthopedists	9.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Westerly, RI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Westerly, 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 Westerly 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 2.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Westerly 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 Westerly. 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 Westerly to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Westerly indexes at 32.0 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 62.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Westerly, RI
Aggregate Index	132
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	162
Food Index	113
Utilities Index	131
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Westerly, RI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Westerly. 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 Westerly is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.6, Westerly 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 203 days each year in Westerly, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Westerly tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Westerly is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $54,893 per year, the population of Westerly earns a median household income on par with the national average. Westerly has an unemployment rate of 10.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 18.66 percent of the population in Westerly is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 41.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Westerly	Nat'l Avg
Parks	27	136.1
Libraries	11.1	18.8
Places of Worship	55.9	220.5
Public Transit	294.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	145.3	97.7
Pharmacies	39.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65