Retirement Communities in New Milford, Connecticut

CaringScore for New Milford, CT

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 Milford 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 Milford.

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, New Milford 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 New Milford. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Milford, CT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Milford, 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 Milford 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 5.8, New Milford rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 181.7 physicians per capita, New Milford trails the national average by 17.6 percent. New Milford trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 28.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Milford is 79.9 years -- 2.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in New Milford -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 84.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Milford's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Milford, CT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	181.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4.3	7.7
Oncologists	2.7	3.5
Orthopedists	6.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Milford, CT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Milford, 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 Milford 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 New Milford 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 Milford. 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 Milford to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Milford indexes at 26.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 12.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 44.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Milford, CT
Aggregate Index	126
Healthcare Index	112
Housing Index	144
Food Index	122
Utilities Index	130
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for New Milford, CT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in New Milford. 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 Milford is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7, New Milford 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 202 days each year in New Milford, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in New Milford than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Milford is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $62,107 per year, the population of New Milford earns a better than average median household income. New Milford has an unemployment rate of 7.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.74 percent of the population in New Milford is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 10.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Milford	Nat'l Avg
Parks	21.4	136.1
Libraries	15.4	18.8
Places of Worship	79.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	410.2	97.7
Pharmacies	73.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65