Retirement Communities in Bronx County, New York

CaringScore for Bronx County, NY

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 Bronx 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 Bronx.

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 3.6, Bronx rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bronx County, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Bronx, 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 Bronx 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, Bronx rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 119 physicians per capita, Bronx trails the national average by 46.0 percent. Bronx trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 52.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bronx is 77.4 years -- 0.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Bronx -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 73.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bronx's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Bronx County, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	119	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	3.5	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	2.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bronx County, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Bronx, 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 Bronx 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 2.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Bronx 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 Bronx. 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 Bronx to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bronx indexes at 41.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 94.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bronx County, NY
Aggregate Index	141
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	194
Food Index	121
Utilities Index	140
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Bronx County, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Bronx. 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 Bronx is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Bronx is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 200 days each year in Bronx, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Bronx 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 index in Bronx is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $34,981 per year, the population of Bronx earns a lower than average median household income. Bronx has an unemployment rate of 11.70 percent, roughly 28.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.86 percent of the population in Bronx is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 17.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bronx	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	32	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	133.6	97.7
Pharmacies	16.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65