Retirement Communities in El Paso County, Colorado

CaringScore for El Paso County, CO

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 Paso 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 Paso.

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 6.1, El Paso rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for El Paso County, CO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Paso, 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 Paso 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 7.2, El Paso 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 218.6 physicians per capita, El Paso closely matches the national average. El Paso scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.3, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 20.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in El Paso is 78.9 years -- 1.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in El Paso -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of El Paso's environmental health -- is 69.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	El Paso County, CO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	218.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.3	1.3
Cardiologists	7.2	7.7
Oncologists	3.1	3.5
Orthopedists	9.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for El Paso County, CO

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Paso, 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 Paso 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 5.5, El Paso is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for El Paso. 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 Paso to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for El Paso is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 114 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	El Paso County, CO
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	114
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	88
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for El Paso County, CO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Paso. 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 Paso is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.3, El Paso 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 247 days each year in El Paso, 20.5 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in El Paso 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 index in El Paso is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $57,895 per year, the population of El Paso earns a better than average median household income. El Paso has an unemployment rate of 10.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.05 percent of the population in El Paso is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 23.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	El Paso	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.5	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	56.9	220.5
Public Transit	79.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	65.6	97.7
Pharmacies	10.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65