Retirement Communities in Douglas County, Oregon

CaringScore for Douglas County, OR

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 Douglas 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 Douglas.

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 5.1, Douglas 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 Douglas. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Douglas County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglas, 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 Douglas 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 6.1, Douglas 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 184.3 physicians per capita, Douglas trails the national average by 16.4 percent. Douglas scores 46.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.9, and scores 32.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Douglas is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Douglas -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Douglas's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Douglas County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	184.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.9	1.3
Cardiologists	3.8	7.7
Oncologists	2.8	3.5
Orthopedists	4.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Douglas County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglas, 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 Douglas 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 4.1, the costs associated with retirement communities in Douglas 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 Douglas. 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 Douglas to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Douglas is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 108 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Douglas County, OR
Aggregate Index	105
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	108
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Douglas County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglas. 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 Douglas is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, Douglas 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 179 days each year in Douglas, 12.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 35°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Douglas 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 Douglas is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $40,644 per year, the population of Douglas earns a lower than average median household income. Douglas has an unemployment rate of 14.00 percent, roughly 53.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.18 percent of the population in Douglas is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 60.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Douglas	Nat'l Avg
Parks	61.5	136.1
Libraries	10.4	18.8
Places of Worship	139.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	107.1	97.7
Pharmacies	11.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65