Retirement Communities in Chaves County, New Mexico

CaringScore for Chaves County, NM

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 Chaves 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 Chaves.

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 5.9, Chaves rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Chaves County, NM

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chaves, 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 Chaves 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 6.2, Chaves rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 177.2 physicians per capita, Chaves trails the national average by 19.6 percent. Chaves scores 138.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.1, and scores 20.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Chaves is 76.4 years -- 1.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Chaves -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Chaves's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Chaves County, NM	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	177.2	220.5
Geriatricians	3.1	1.3
Cardiologists	6.3	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	9.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Chaves County, NM

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chaves, 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 Chaves 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 6.5, the costs associated with retirement communities in Chaves 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 Chaves. 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 Chaves to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Chaves indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 102 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 53.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Chaves County, NM
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	47
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Chaves County, NM

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chaves. 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 Chaves is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.7, Chaves 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 281 days each year in Chaves, 37.1 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Chaves than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 94°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Chaves is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $36,769 per year, the population of Chaves earns a lower than average median household income. Chaves has an unemployment rate of 6.80 percent, roughly 25.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.36 percent of the population in Chaves is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 16.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Chaves	Nat'l Avg
Parks	49	136.1
Libraries	1.6	18.8
Places of Worship	140.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	69.5	97.7
Pharmacies	6.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65