Retirement Communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida

CaringScore for Miami-Dade County, FL

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 Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade.

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 5.2, Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Miami-Dade County, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Miami-Dade, 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 Miami-Dade 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, Miami-Dade 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 262.3 physicians per capita, Miami-Dade scores 19.0 percent better than the national average. Miami-Dade scores 46.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.9, and scores 21.0 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Miami-Dade is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Miami-Dade -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 21.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Miami-Dade's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Miami-Dade County, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	262.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.9	1.3
Cardiologists	12.3	7.7
Oncologists	3.6	3.5
Orthopedists	5.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Miami-Dade County, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Miami-Dade, 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 Miami-Dade 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 4.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade. 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 Miami-Dade to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Miami-Dade indexes at 12.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 30.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Miami-Dade County, FL
Aggregate Index	112
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	130
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Miami-Dade County, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Miami-Dade. 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 Miami-Dade is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.2, Miami-Dade 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 249 days each year in Miami-Dade, 21.5 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 59°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Miami-Dade than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Miami-Dade is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $44,906 per year, the population of Miami-Dade earns a lower than average median household income. Miami-Dade has an unemployment rate of 12.30 percent, roughly 35.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.63 percent of the population in Miami-Dade is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 18.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Miami-Dade	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	2.4	18.8
Places of Worship	38.2	220.5
Public Transit	616.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	111.3	97.7
Pharmacies	24.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65