Retirement Communities in Queen Creek, Arizona

CaringScore for Queen Creek, AZ

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 Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek.

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 5.2, Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Queen Creek, AZ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Queen Creek, 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 Queen Creek 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 5.5, Queen Creek is on par with the national 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 199.1 physicians per capita, Queen Creek closely matches the national average. Queen Creek scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Queen Creek is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Queen Creek -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 83.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Queen Creek's environmental health -- is 18.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Queen Creek, AZ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	199.1	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	7.9	7.7
Oncologists	2.8	3.5
Orthopedists	6.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Queen Creek, AZ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Queen Creek, 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 Queen Creek 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 4, the costs associated with retirement communities in Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek. 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 Queen Creek to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Queen Creek indexes at 17.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 52.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Queen Creek, AZ
Aggregate Index	117
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	152
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	108

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Queen Creek, AZ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Queen Creek. 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 Queen Creek is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.2, Queen Creek 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 301 days each year in Queen Creek, 46.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 39°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Queen Creek than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 104°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Queen Creek 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 $86,559 per year, the population of Queen Creek earns a better than average median household income. Queen Creek has an unemployment rate of 8.50 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 7.23 percent of the population in Queen Creek is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 45.1 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Queen Creek	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.4	136.1
Libraries	1.5	18.8
Places of Worship	50.5	220.5
Public Transit	739.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	112	97.7
Pharmacies	30.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65