Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Williamsburg, Virginia

CaringScore for Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg.

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 4.7, Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Williamsburg, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg 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, Williamsburg 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 0 physicians per capita, Williamsburg trails the national average by 100.0 percent. Williamsburg trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Williamsburg is 80.5 years -- 3.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Williamsburg -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Williamsburg's environmental health -- is 61.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Williamsburg, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	0	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Williamsburg, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg 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 3.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg. 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 Williamsburg to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Williamsburg indexes at 41.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 139.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Williamsburg, VA
Aggregate Index	141
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	239
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	110
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Williamsburg, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Williamsburg. 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 Williamsburg is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Williamsburg 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 209 days each year in Williamsburg, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Williamsburg than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Williamsburg 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 $51,210 per year, the population of Williamsburg earns a median household income on par with the national average. Williamsburg has an unemployment rate of 16.00 percent, roughly 75.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.26 percent of the population in Williamsburg 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	Williamsburg	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.3	136.1
Libraries	15.3	18.8
Places of Worship	75	220.5
Public Transit	140.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	451.1	97.7
Pharmacies	91.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65