Retirement Communities in Boca Raton, Florida

CaringScore for Boca Raton, FL

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 Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton.

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 5.6, Boca Raton rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Boca Raton, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Boca Raton, 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 Boca Raton 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 7.4, Boca Raton 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 264 physicians per capita, Boca Raton scores 19.7 percent better than the national average. Boca Raton scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 30. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Boca Raton is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Boca Raton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Boca Raton's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Boca Raton, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	264	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	12.9	7.7
Oncologists	5.1	3.5
Orthopedists	10.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Boca Raton, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Boca Raton, 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 Boca Raton is based on data such as the average monthly cost of 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 retirement communities in Boca Raton are generally more 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 Boca Raton. 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 Boca Raton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Boca Raton indexes at 36.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 112.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Boca Raton, FL
Aggregate Index	136
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	212
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Boca Raton, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Boca Raton. 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 Boca Raton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.2, Boca Raton 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 231 days each year in Boca Raton, 12.7 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 58°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Boca Raton than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Boca Raton is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $72,864 per year, the population of Boca Raton earns a better than average median household income. Boca Raton has an unemployment rate of 7.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 20.72 percent of the population in Boca Raton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 57.4 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Boca Raton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	42.2	220.5
Public Transit	616.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	287.9	97.7
Pharmacies	61.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65