Retirement Communities in Tehama County, California

CaringScore for Tehama 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 Tehama 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 Tehama.

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, Tehama rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Tehama County, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tehama, 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 Tehama 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 3.6, Tehama 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 88 physicians per capita, Tehama trails the national average by 60.1 percent. Tehama trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 42.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Tehama is 76.6 years -- 1.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Tehama -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 84.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Tehama's environmental health -- trails the national average by 18.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Tehama County, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	88	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	1.6	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	9.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Tehama County, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tehama, 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 Tehama 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 3.5, the costs associated with retirement communities in Tehama 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 Tehama. 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 Tehama to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Tehama indexes at 10.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 109 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Tehama County, CA
Aggregate Index	110
Healthcare Index	109
Housing Index	109
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	110
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Tehama County, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tehama. 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 Tehama is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Tehama 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 249 days each year in Tehama, 21.5 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 34°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Tehama than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 94°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Tehama is 100.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $40,389 per year, the population of Tehama earns a lower than average median household income. Tehama has an unemployment rate of 16.90 percent, roughly 85.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.43 percent of the population in Tehama is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 17.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Tehama	Nat'l Avg
Parks	10.2	136.1
Libraries	4.8	18.8
Places of Worship	101.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	93.1	97.7
Pharmacies	16.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65