Retirement Communities in Marin County, California

CaringScore for Marin County, 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 Marin 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 Marin.

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 7.1, Marin rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Marin County, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Marin, 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 Marin 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 9.9, Marin 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 492.6 physicians per capita, Marin scores 123.4 percent better than the national average. Marin scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.2, and scores 87.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 36.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Marin is 82.7 years -- 6.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Marin -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Marin's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Marin County, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	492.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.2	1.3
Cardiologists	11	7.7
Oncologists	7.9	3.5
Orthopedists	16.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Marin County, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Marin, 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 Marin 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 2.6, the costs associated with retirement communities in Marin 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 Marin. 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 Marin to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Marin indexes at 97.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 305.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Marin County, CA
Aggregate Index	197
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	405
Food Index	115
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Marin County, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Marin. 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 Marin is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 8.8, Marin 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 260 days each year in Marin, 26.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Marin than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Marin is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $90,728 per year, the population of Marin earns a better than average median household income. Marin has an unemployment rate of 8.00 percent, roughly 12.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.37 percent of the population in Marin is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Marin	Nat'l Avg
Parks	11.7	136.1
Libraries	7.5	18.8
Places of Worship	51.8	220.5
Public Transit	6781.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	122.1	97.7
Pharmacies	11.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65