Retirement Communities in Josephine County, Oregon

CaringScore for Josephine County, OR

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 Josephine 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 Josephine.

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 4.8, Josephine 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 Josephine. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Josephine County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Josephine, 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 Josephine 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 6.1, Josephine 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 168.2 physicians per capita, Josephine trails the national average by 23.7 percent. Josephine trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 51.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Josephine is 77.2 years -- 0.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Josephine -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 14.5 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Josephine's environmental health -- is 18.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Josephine County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	168.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	1.2	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	8.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Josephine County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Josephine, 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 Josephine 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 3.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in Josephine 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 Josephine. 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 Josephine to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Josephine indexes at 14.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 35.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Josephine County, OR
Aggregate Index	114
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	135
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Josephine County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Josephine. 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 Josephine is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4, Josephine rates below average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 194 days each year in Josephine, 5.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 32°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Josephine 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 Josephine is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $37,528 per year, the population of Josephine earns a lower than average median household income. Josephine has an unemployment rate of 13.60 percent, roughly 49.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.84 percent of the population in Josephine is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 66.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Josephine	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.3	136.1
Libraries	1.2	18.8
Places of Worship	83.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	131.4	97.7
Pharmacies	8.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65