Retirement Communities in La Plata, Maryland

CaringScore for La Plata, MD

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 La Plata 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 La Plata.

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, La Plata rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for La Plata, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Plata, 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 La Plata 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 3.6, La Plata rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 84.4 physicians per capita, La Plata trails the national average by 61.7 percent. La Plata trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 64.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in La Plata is 77 years -- 1.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in La Plata -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 78.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of La Plata's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	La Plata, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	84.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3.5	7.7
Oncologists	1.4	3.5
Orthopedists	2.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for La Plata, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Plata, 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 La Plata 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 3.6, the costs associated with retirement communities in La Plata 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 La Plata. 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 La Plata to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for La Plata indexes at 27.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 83.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	La Plata, MD
Aggregate Index	127
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	183
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for La Plata, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Plata. 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 La Plata is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, La Plata 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 204 days each year in La Plata, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in La Plata than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in La Plata is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $76,214 per year, the population of La Plata earns a better than average median household income. La Plata has an unemployment rate of 5.80 percent, roughly 36.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.43 percent of the population in La Plata is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	La Plata	Nat'l Avg
Parks	6.8	136.1
Libraries	2.1	18.8
Places of Worship	63.1	220.5
Public Transit	1470.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	196	97.7
Pharmacies	46.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65