Retirement Communities in Snohomish County, Washington

CaringScore for Snohomish County, WA

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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish.

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 4.3, Snohomish rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Snohomish County, WA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Snohomish, 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 Snohomish 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 4.6, Snohomish 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. At just 133 physicians per capita, Snohomish trails the national average by 39.7 percent. Snohomish trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 69.2 percent, with 0.4, and scores 42.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Snohomish is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Snohomish -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 62.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Snohomish's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Snohomish County, WA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	133	220.5
Geriatricians	0.4	1.3
Cardiologists	3.7	7.7
Oncologists	1.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Snohomish County, WA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Snohomish, 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 Snohomish 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 3.4, the costs associated with retirement communities in Snohomish 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 Snohomish. 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 Snohomish to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Snohomish indexes at 24.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 35.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 72.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Snohomish County, WA
Aggregate Index	124
Healthcare Index	135
Housing Index	172
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	108

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Snohomish County, WA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Snohomish. 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 Snohomish is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, Snohomish 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 162 days each year in Snohomish, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 33°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Snohomish than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 76°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Snohomish is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $67,802 per year, the population of Snohomish earns a better than average median household income. Snohomish has an unemployment rate of 10.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.18 percent of the population in Snohomish is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 22.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Snohomish	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.4	136.1
Libraries	2.7	18.8
Places of Worship	58.9	220.5
Public Transit	707.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	89.5	97.7
Pharmacies	10.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65