Retirement Communities in Yamhill County, Oregon

CaringScore for Yamhill County, OR

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 Yamhill 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 Yamhill.

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 4.9, Yamhill 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 Yamhill. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Yamhill County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yamhill, 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 Yamhill 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 5.6, Yamhill rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 145.4 physicians per capita, Yamhill trails the national average by 34.1 percent. Yamhill trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 37.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Yamhill is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Yamhill -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Yamhill's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Yamhill County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	145.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.1	7.7
Oncologists	1	3.5
Orthopedists	5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Yamhill County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yamhill, 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 Yamhill 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 3.7, the costs associated with retirement communities in Yamhill 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 Yamhill. 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 Yamhill to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Yamhill indexes at 13.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 31.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Yamhill County, OR
Aggregate Index	113
Healthcare Index	113
Housing Index	131
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Yamhill County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yamhill. 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 Yamhill is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Yamhill 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 156 days each year in Yamhill, 23.9 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 Yamhill than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Yamhill is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $54,444 per year, the population of Yamhill earns a median household income on par with the national average. Yamhill has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.31 percent of the population in Yamhill is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Yamhill	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.4	136.1
Libraries	8.2	18.8
Places of Worship	110.6	220.5
Public Transit	281.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	88.5	97.7
Pharmacies	10.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65