Retirement Communities in New Bern, North Carolina

CaringScore for New Bern, NC

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 New Bern 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 New Bern.

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 5.7, New Bern rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Bern, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Bern, 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 New Bern 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 7.4, New Bern 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 265.6 physicians per capita, New Bern scores 20.5 percent better than the national average. New Bern trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 30.3 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 25.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Bern is 76.9 years -- 1.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in New Bern -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Bern's environmental health -- is 47.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	New Bern, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	265.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	10.2	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	10.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Bern, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Bern, 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 New Bern 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 5.3, New Bern is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for New Bern. 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 New Bern to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Bern indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 24.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Bern, NC
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	76
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for New Bern, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Bern. 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 New Bern is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, New Bern 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 213 days each year in New Bern, 3.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 35°F in January, winters tend to be milder in New Bern than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Bern is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $36,885 per year, the population of New Bern earns a lower than average median household income. New Bern has an unemployment rate of 9.70 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 18.75 percent of the population in New Bern is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 42.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Bern	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	4.1	18.8
Places of Worship	126.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	239.3	97.7
Pharmacies	28.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65