Retirement Communities in Blair County, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Blair County, PA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for retirement communities in Blair 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 retirement communities in Blair.

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 6.8, Blair rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Blair County, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Blair, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for retirement communities. The HealthScore for Blair 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, Blair rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking retirement communities. At 247.8 physicians per capita, Blair scores 12.4 percent better than the national average. Blair scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.6, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 20.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Blair is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Blair -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Blair's environmental health -- is 67.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Blair County, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	247.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.6	1.3
Cardiologists	8.1	7.7
Oncologists	3.2	3.5
Orthopedists	8.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Blair County, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Blair, 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 retirement communities. The CostScore for Blair is based on data such as the average monthly cost of 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 retirement communities in Blair are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Blair. 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 retirement communities in Blair to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Blair indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 43.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Blair County, PA
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	57
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	107
Transportation Index	104

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Blair County, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Blair. 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 retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Blair is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.5, Blair rates above average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 193 days each year in Blair, 5.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Blair tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Blair is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $41,604 per year, the population of Blair earns a lower than average median household income. Blair has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.75 percent of the population in Blair is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 34.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Blair	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.9	136.1
Libraries	6.4	18.8
Places of Worship	151.8	220.5
Public Transit	132	110.4
Grocery Stores	66.5	97.7
Pharmacies	19.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65