Retirement Communities in Garden Grove, California

CaringScore for Garden Grove, 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 Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove.

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 5.4, Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Garden Grove, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Garden Grove, 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 Garden Grove 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 6.5, Garden Grove 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 253.3 physicians per capita, Garden Grove scores 14.9 percent better than the national average. Garden Grove scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.2, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 20.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Garden Grove is 81.5 years -- 4.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Garden Grove -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 95.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Garden Grove's environmental health -- is 16.4 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Garden Grove, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	253.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.2	1.3
Cardiologists	7.3	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	8.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Garden Grove, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Garden Grove, 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 Garden Grove 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 2.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove. 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 Garden Grove to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Garden Grove indexes at 40.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 121.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Garden Grove, CA
Aggregate Index	140
Healthcare Index	108
Housing Index	221
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	110
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Garden Grove, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Garden Grove. 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 Garden Grove is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.1, Garden Grove 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 275 days each year in Garden Grove, 34.1 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 45°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove 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 $61,290 per year, the population of Garden Grove earns a better than average median household income. Garden Grove has an unemployment rate of 11.30 percent, roughly 24.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 11.33 percent of the population in Garden Grove is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 13.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Garden Grove	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.3	136.1
Libraries	2	18.8
Places of Worship	38.1	220.5
Public Transit	2892.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	83.2	97.7
Pharmacies	13.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65