Retirement Communities in Fort Lee, New Jersey

CaringScore for Fort Lee, NJ

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 Fort Lee 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 Fort Lee.

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 6.6, Fort Lee rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Fort Lee, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fort Lee, 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 Fort Lee 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 9.3, Fort Lee 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 440.7 physicians per capita, Fort Lee scores 99.9 percent better than the national average. Fort Lee scores 200.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.9, and scores 124.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 43.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Fort Lee is 81.5 years -- 4.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Fort Lee -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Fort Lee's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Fort Lee, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	440.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.9	1.3
Cardiologists	21.2	7.7
Oncologists	7.2	3.5
Orthopedists	11.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Fort Lee, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fort Lee, 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 Fort Lee 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 1.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in Fort Lee 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 Fort Lee. 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 Fort Lee to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Fort Lee indexes at 49.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 16.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 104.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Fort Lee, NJ
Aggregate Index	149
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	204
Food Index	131
Utilities Index	152
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Fort Lee, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fort Lee. 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 Fort Lee is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 8.6, Fort Lee 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 208 days each year in Fort Lee, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Fort Lee than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Fort Lee is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $69,168 per year, the population of Fort Lee earns a better than average median household income. Fort Lee has an unemployment rate of 5.70 percent, roughly 37.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 20.14 percent of the population in Fort Lee is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 53.0 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Fort Lee	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	7	18.8
Places of Worship	56.8	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	133.1	97.7
Pharmacies	27.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65