Retirement Communities in El Dorado County, California

CaringScore for El Dorado County, 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 Dorado 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 Dorado.

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 4.5, El Dorado 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 Dorado. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for El Dorado County, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Dorado, 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 Dorado 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 Dorado 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 184.6 physicians per capita, El Dorado trails the national average by 16.3 percent. El Dorado trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 23.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in El Dorado is 79.4 years -- 1.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in El Dorado -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 98.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of El Dorado's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	El Dorado County, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	184.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	3.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	8.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for El Dorado County, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Dorado, 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 Dorado 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 2.6, the costs associated with retirement communities in El Dorado 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 Dorado. 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 Dorado to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for El Dorado indexes at 34.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 12.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 102.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	El Dorado County, CA
Aggregate Index	134
Healthcare Index	112
Housing Index	202
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	115
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for El Dorado County, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Dorado. 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 Dorado is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.2, El Dorado 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 246 days each year in El Dorado, 20.0 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in El Dorado than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in El Dorado is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $69,117 per year, the population of El Dorado earns a better than average median household income. El Dorado has an unemployment rate of 13.10 percent, roughly 44.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.08 percent of the population in El Dorado is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	El Dorado	Nat'l Avg
Parks	8.2	136.1
Libraries	3.9	18.8
Places of Worship	56.9	220.5
Public Transit	579.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	107.7	97.7
Pharmacies	9.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65