Retirement Communities in Perryville, Maryland

CaringScore for Perryville, MD

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 Perryville 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 Perryville.

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 3.2, Perryville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Perryville, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Perryville, 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 Perryville 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 2.2, Perryville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 92.3 physicians per capita, Perryville trails the national average by 58.1 percent. Perryville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 79.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Perryville is 76.6 years -- 1.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Perryville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 50.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Perryville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Perryville, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	92.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Perryville, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Perryville, 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 Perryville 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 3.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in Perryville 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 Perryville. 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 Perryville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Perryville indexes at 11.0 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 21.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Perryville, MD
Aggregate Index	111
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	121
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	116
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Perryville, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Perryville. 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 Perryville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4, Perryville 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 199 days each year in Perryville, 2.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Perryville tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Perryville is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $59,366 per year, the population of Perryville earns a better than average median household income. Perryville has an unemployment rate of 9.30 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 14.55 percent of the population in Perryville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 10.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Perryville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	6.1	136.1
Libraries	7.8	18.8
Places of Worship	95.4	220.5
Public Transit	330.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	123.4	97.7
Pharmacies	24.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65