Retirement Communities in Daytona Beach, Florida

CaringScore for Daytona Beach, FL

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 Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach.

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 5.8, Daytona Beach rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Daytona Beach, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daytona Beach, 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 Daytona Beach 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 5.7, Daytona Beach 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 172.3 physicians per capita, Daytona Beach trails the national average by 21.9 percent. Daytona Beach trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 14.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Daytona Beach is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Daytona Beach -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Daytona Beach's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Daytona Beach, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	172.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	5.8	7.7
Oncologists	3.3	3.5
Orthopedists	6.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Daytona Beach, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daytona Beach, 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 Daytona Beach 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 7, the costs associated with retirement communities in Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach. 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 Daytona Beach to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Daytona Beach indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 25.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Daytona Beach, FL
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	89
Housing Index	75
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Daytona Beach, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Daytona Beach. 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 Daytona Beach is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.2, Daytona Beach 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 230 days each year in Daytona Beach, 12.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 49°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Daytona Beach than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Daytona Beach is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $31,190 per year, the population of Daytona Beach earns a lower than average median household income. Daytona Beach has an unemployment rate of 10.90 percent, roughly 19.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 18.36 percent of the population in Daytona Beach is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 39.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Daytona Beach	Nat'l Avg
Parks	15.8	136.1
Libraries	3.1	18.8
Places of Worship	66.1	220.5
Public Transit	10.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	160.9	97.7
Pharmacies	15.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65