Retirement Communities in New Brunswick, New Jersey

CaringScore for New Brunswick, NJ

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 Brunswick 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 Brunswick.

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 4.4, New Brunswick rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Brunswick, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Brunswick, 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 Brunswick 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 6.4, New Brunswick 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 254.3 physicians per capita, New Brunswick scores 15.3 percent better than the national average. New Brunswick scores 192.3 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.8, and scores 40.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 27.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Brunswick is 80.2 years -- 3.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in New Brunswick -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 67.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Brunswick's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Brunswick, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	254.3	220.5
Geriatricians	3.8	1.3
Cardiologists	12	7.7
Oncologists	5.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Brunswick, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Brunswick, 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 Brunswick 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 2.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick. 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 Brunswick to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Brunswick indexes at 24.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 50.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Brunswick, NJ
Aggregate Index	124
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	150
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	123
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for New Brunswick, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Brunswick. 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 Brunswick is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.3, New Brunswick 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 208 days each year in New Brunswick, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 21°F in January, winters in New Brunswick tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Brunswick is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $45,084 per year, the population of New Brunswick earns a lower than average median household income. New Brunswick has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 5.73 percent of the population in New Brunswick is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 56.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Brunswick	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.3	136.1
Libraries	4.3	18.8
Places of Worship	41.7	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	117	97.7
Pharmacies	11.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65