Retirement Communities in Tarrant County, Texas

CaringScore for Tarrant County, 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 Tarrant 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 Tarrant.

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 5.1, Tarrant 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 Tarrant. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Tarrant County, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tarrant, 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 Tarrant 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, Tarrant 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 173.2 physicians per capita, Tarrant trails the national average by 21.5 percent. Tarrant trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 17.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Tarrant is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Tarrant -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 54.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Tarrant's environmental health -- is 63.6 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Tarrant County, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	173.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	5.7	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	6.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Tarrant County, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tarrant, 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 Tarrant 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 5.3, Tarrant is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Tarrant. 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 Tarrant to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Tarrant indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 24.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Tarrant County, TX
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	76
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	113
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Tarrant County, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tarrant. 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 Tarrant is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.9, Tarrant 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 232 days each year in Tarrant, 13.2 percent more 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 Tarrant than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 96°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Tarrant is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $56,425 per year, the population of Tarrant earns a median household income on par with the national average. Tarrant has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 8.94 percent of the population in Tarrant is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 32.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Tarrant	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.5	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	59.7	220.5
Public Transit	666.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	102.4	97.7
Pharmacies	12.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65