Retirement Communities in El Cerrito, California

CaringScore for El Cerrito, CA

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 El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito.

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 4.9, El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for El Cerrito, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito 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 5.8, El Cerrito 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 232.6 physicians per capita, El Cerrito closely matches the national average. El Cerrito scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.2, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in El Cerrito is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in El Cerrito -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 69.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of El Cerrito's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	El Cerrito, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	232.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.2	1.3
Cardiologists	5.8	7.7
Oncologists	3.3	3.5
Orthopedists	7.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for El Cerrito, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito 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 2.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito. 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 El Cerrito to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for El Cerrito indexes at 61.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 20.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 184.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	El Cerrito, CA
Aggregate Index	161
Healthcare Index	120
Housing Index	284
Food Index	113
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for El Cerrito, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Cerrito. 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 El Cerrito is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7, El Cerrito 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 262 days each year in El Cerrito, 27.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 43°F in January, winters tend to be milder in El Cerrito than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 70°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in El Cerrito is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $70,592 per year, the population of El Cerrito earns a better than average median household income. El Cerrito has an unemployment rate of 11.20 percent, roughly 23.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 20.96 percent of the population in El Cerrito is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 59.3 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	El Cerrito	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7.1	136.1
Libraries	2.8	18.8
Places of Worship	50.3	220.5
Public Transit	6781.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	133.1	97.7
Pharmacies	9.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65