Retirement Communities in Daleville, Virginia

CaringScore for Daleville, VA

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 Daleville 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 Daleville.

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 6.3, Daleville rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Daleville, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daleville, 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 Daleville 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 5.6, Daleville 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 163.8 physicians per capita, Daleville trails the national average by 25.7 percent. Daleville scores 130.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3, and scores 84.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Daleville is 78.1 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Daleville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Daleville's environmental health -- is 52.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Daleville, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	163.8	220.5
Geriatricians	3	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Daleville, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daleville, 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 Daleville 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 6.7, the costs associated with retirement communities in Daleville 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 Daleville. 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 Daleville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Daleville indexes at 8.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Daleville, VA
Aggregate Index	108
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	147
Food Index	87
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	94

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Daleville, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daleville. 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 Daleville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.7, Daleville 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 211 days each year in Daleville, 2.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 27°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Daleville than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Daleville is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $77,889 per year, the population of Daleville earns a better than average median household income. Daleville has an unemployment rate of 5.80 percent, roughly 36.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.01 percent of the population in Daleville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 21.7 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Daleville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	12.1	18.8
Places of Worship	239.4	220.5
Public Transit	118.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	110.8	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65