Retirement Communities in San Joaquin County, California

CaringScore for San Joaquin County, 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 Joaquin 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 Joaquin.

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 3.8, San Joaquin 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 Joaquin. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for San Joaquin County, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Joaquin, 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 Joaquin 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 3.4, San Joaquin 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 131.3 physicians per capita, San Joaquin trails the national average by 40.5 percent. San Joaquin trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 53.8 percent, with 0.6, and scores 40.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in San Joaquin is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in San Joaquin -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of San Joaquin's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	San Joaquin County, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	131.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0.6	1.3
Cardiologists	4.9	7.7
Oncologists	1.3	3.5
Orthopedists	4.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for San Joaquin County, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Joaquin, 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 Joaquin 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 San Joaquin 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 Joaquin. 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 Joaquin to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for San Joaquin indexes at 13.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 30.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	San Joaquin County, CA
Aggregate Index	113
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	130
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	108
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for San Joaquin County, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in San Joaquin. 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 Joaquin is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, San Joaquin 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 261 days each year in San Joaquin, 27.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 37°F in January, winters tend to be milder in San Joaquin than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in San Joaquin is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $54,446 per year, the population of San Joaquin earns a median household income on par with the national average. San Joaquin has an unemployment rate of 18.40 percent, roughly 102.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.29 percent of the population in San Joaquin is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 21.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	San Joaquin	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.6	136.1
Libraries	2.3	18.8
Places of Worship	55.4	220.5
Public Transit	278.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	90.6	97.7
Pharmacies	8.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65