Retirement Communities in San Bernardino, California

CaringScore for San Bernardino, CA

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 Bernardino 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 Bernardino.

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 3.6, San Bernardino rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for San Bernardino, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Bernardino, 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 Bernardino 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 3.1, San Bernardino 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 133.8 physicians per capita, San Bernardino trails the national average by 39.3 percent. San Bernardino trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 48.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in San Bernardino is 76.9 years -- 1.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in San Bernardino -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 98.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of San Bernardino's environmental health -- trails the national average by 12.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	San Bernardino, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	133.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	4	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	3.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for San Bernardino, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Bernardino, 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 Bernardino 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 4.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino. 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 Bernardino to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for San Bernardino indexes at 7.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing index is 104 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	San Bernardino, CA
Aggregate Index	107
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	104
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	114
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for San Bernardino, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Bernardino. 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 Bernardino is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.3, San Bernardino 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 280 days each year in San Bernardino, 36.6 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 San Bernardino than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 97°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in San Bernardino is 100.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $40,180 per year, the population of San Bernardino earns a lower than average median household income. San Bernardino has an unemployment rate of 18.30 percent, roughly 101.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 7.62 percent of the population in San Bernardino is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 42.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	San Bernardino	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.5	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	51.2	220.5
Public Transit	135.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	72.1	97.7
Pharmacies	6.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65