Retirement Communities in Chemung County, New York

CaringScore for Chemung 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 Chemung 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 Chemung.

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, Chemung rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Chemung County, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chemung, 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 Chemung 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 7.6, Chemung 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 246.6 physicians per capita, Chemung scores 11.8 percent better than the national average. Chemung scores 76.9 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.3, and scores 64.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 32.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Chemung is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Chemung -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 14.5 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Chemung's environmental health -- is 21.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Chemung County, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	246.6	220.5
Geriatricians	2.3	1.3
Cardiologists	14.9	7.7
Oncologists	4.6	3.5
Orthopedists	10.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Chemung County, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chemung, 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 Chemung 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 4.2, the costs associated with retirement communities in Chemung 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 Chemung. 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 Chemung to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Chemung indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 50.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Chemung County, NY
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	113
Housing Index	50
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	117
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Chemung County, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Chemung. 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 Chemung is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Chemung 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 162 days each year in Chemung, 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 Chemung 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 Chemung is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $42,432 per year, the population of Chemung earns a lower than average median household income. Chemung has an unemployment rate of 8.00 percent, roughly 12.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.72 percent of the population in Chemung is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 19.5 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Chemung	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.6	136.1
Libraries	6.9	18.8
Places of Worship	102.1	220.5
Public Transit	6.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.9	97.7
Pharmacies	17.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65