Retirement Communities in Yarmouth, Maine

CaringScore for Yarmouth, ME

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 Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth.

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 7.2, Yarmouth rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Yarmouth, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yarmouth, 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 Yarmouth 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 10, Yarmouth rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking retirement communities. At 441.6 physicians per capita, Yarmouth scores 100.3 percent better than the national average. Yarmouth scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.4, and scores 107.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 40.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Yarmouth is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Yarmouth -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Yarmouth's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Yarmouth, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	441.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.4	1.3
Cardiologists	18.1	7.7
Oncologists	6.5	3.5
Orthopedists	14.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Yarmouth, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yarmouth, 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 Yarmouth 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 3.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth. 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 Yarmouth to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Yarmouth indexes at 22.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 16.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 65.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Yarmouth, ME
Aggregate Index	122
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	165
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Yarmouth, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yarmouth. 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 Yarmouth is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 8.1, Yarmouth rates above average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 197 days each year in Yarmouth, 3.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Yarmouth than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Yarmouth is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $69,158 per year, the population of Yarmouth earns a better than average median household income. Yarmouth has an unemployment rate of 5.80 percent, roughly 36.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.10 percent of the population in Yarmouth is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 14.7 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Yarmouth	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.7	136.1
Libraries	14.1	18.8
Places of Worship	78.3	220.5
Public Transit	185	110.4
Grocery Stores	264.9	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65