Retirement Communities in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Pottsville, PA

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 Pottsville 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 Pottsville.

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 5.1, Pottsville 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 Pottsville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pottsville, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pottsville, 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 Pottsville 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 3.9, Pottsville 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 129.1 physicians per capita, Pottsville trails the national average by 41.5 percent. Pottsville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 46.2 percent, with 0.7, and scores 47.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pottsville is 76.3 years -- 2.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Pottsville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pottsville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 12.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Pottsville, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	129.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0.7	1.3
Cardiologists	3.4	7.7
Oncologists	0.7	3.5
Orthopedists	5.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pottsville, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pottsville, 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 Pottsville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.4, the costs associated with retirement communities in Pottsville are generally less 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 Pottsville. 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 Pottsville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pottsville indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 58.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pottsville, PA
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	42
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	107
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Pottsville, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pottsville. 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 Pottsville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Pottsville is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 193 days each year in Pottsville, 5.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Pottsville than in 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 index in Pottsville is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $37,241 per year, the population of Pottsville earns a lower than average median household income. Pottsville has an unemployment rate of 9.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 19.96 percent of the population in Pottsville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 51.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pottsville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.5	136.1
Libraries	10.2	18.8
Places of Worship	197.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	132.8	97.7
Pharmacies	35	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65