Retirement Communities in Butler, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Butler, 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 Butler 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 Butler.

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 4.9, Butler is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Butler, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Butler, 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 Butler 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, Butler is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 137.7 physicians per capita, Butler trails the national average by 37.6 percent. Butler trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 61.5 percent, with 0.5, and scores 42.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Butler is 78.4 years -- 0.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Butler -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Butler's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Butler, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	137.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0.5	1.3
Cardiologists	4.9	7.7
Oncologists	3.2	3.5
Orthopedists	2.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Butler, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Butler, 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 Butler 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 5.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in Butler 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 Butler. 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 Butler to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Butler indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 50.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Butler, PA
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	50
Food Index	106
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Butler, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Butler. 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 Butler is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Butler rates below average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 162 days each year in Butler, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Butler than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Butler is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $33,094 per year, the population of Butler earns a lower than average median household income. Butler has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.11 percent of the population in Butler is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 22.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Butler	Nat'l Avg
Parks	13.4	136.1
Libraries	5.5	18.8
Places of Worship	110.9	220.5
Public Transit	229.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	232.9	97.7
Pharmacies	36.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65