Retirement Communities in Ewa Beach, Hawaii

CaringScore for Ewa Beach, HI

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 Ewa 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 Ewa Beach.

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 5.5, Ewa Beach 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 Ewa Beach. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Ewa Beach, HI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Ewa 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 Ewa 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 7.4, Ewa Beach 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 288.1 physicians per capita, Ewa Beach scores 30.7 percent better than the national average. Ewa Beach scores 330.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 5.6, and scores 16.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 22.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Ewa Beach is 81.3 years -- 4.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Ewa Beach -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 20.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Ewa Beach's environmental health -- trails the national average by 12.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Ewa Beach, HI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	288.1	220.5
Geriatricians	5.6	1.3
Cardiologists	6.1	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	7.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Ewa Beach, HI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Ewa 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 Ewa Beach 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 Ewa Beach 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 Ewa 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 Ewa Beach to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Ewa Beach indexes at 59.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 22.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 122.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Ewa Beach, HI
Aggregate Index	159
Healthcare Index	122
Housing Index	222
Food Index	158
Utilities Index	160
Transportation Index	126

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Ewa Beach, HI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Ewa 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 Ewa Beach is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.8, Ewa Beach 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 267 days each year in Ewa Beach, 30.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 62°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Ewa Beach than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Ewa Beach is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $76,583 per year, the population of Ewa Beach earns a better than average median household income. Ewa Beach has an unemployment rate of 5.10 percent, roughly 44.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.61 percent of the population in Ewa Beach is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Ewa Beach	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.3	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	64.5	220.5
Public Transit	466.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	89.3	97.7
Pharmacies	13.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65