Retirement Communities in San Antonio, Texas

CaringScore for San Antonio, TX

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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio.

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 6.3, San Antonio rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for San Antonio, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio 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 6.6, San Antonio 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 267 physicians per capita, San Antonio scores 21.1 percent better than the national average. San Antonio scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2, and scores 27.2 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 24.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in San Antonio is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in San Antonio -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 86.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of San Antonio's environmental health -- is 25.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	San Antonio, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	267	220.5
Geriatricians	2	1.3
Cardiologists	9.6	7.7
Oncologists	5.3	3.5
Orthopedists	7.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for San Antonio, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio 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 7.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in San Antonio 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 San Antonio. 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 San Antonio to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for San Antonio indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 40.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	San Antonio, TX
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	92
Housing Index	60
Food Index	87
Utilities Index	84
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for San Antonio, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Antonio. 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 San Antonio is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, San Antonio 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 220 days each year in San Antonio, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in San Antonio than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 95°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in San Antonio is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $43,755 per year, the population of San Antonio earns a lower than average median household income. San Antonio has an unemployment rate of 7.00 percent, roughly 23.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.39 percent of the population in San Antonio is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 21.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	San Antonio	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.7	136.1
Libraries	1.8	18.8
Places of Worship	49.7	220.5
Public Transit	48.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	88.2	97.7
Pharmacies	10.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65