Retirement Communities in Yerington, Nevada

CaringScore for Yerington, NV

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 Yerington 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 Yerington.

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 4.7, Yerington 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 Yerington. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Yerington, NV

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yerington, 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 Yerington 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 2.4, Yerington 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 22.7 physicians per capita, Yerington trails the national average by 89.7 percent. Yerington scores 38.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.8, and scores 90.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 1.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Yerington is 77.2 years -- 0.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Yerington -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Yerington's environmental health -- trails the national average by 32.7 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Yerington, NV	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	22.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1.8	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Yerington, NV

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yerington, 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 Yerington 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 5.2, Yerington 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 Yerington. 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 Yerington to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Yerington indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 29.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Yerington, NV
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	71
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	106

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Yerington, NV

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Yerington. 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 Yerington is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.8, Yerington 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 250 days each year in Yerington, 22.0 percent more 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 Yerington than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Yerington is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $37,418 per year, the population of Yerington earns a lower than average median household income. Yerington has an unemployment rate of 18.60 percent, roughly 104.4 percent higher than the national average. And about 23.04 percent of the population in Yerington is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 75.1 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Yerington	Nat'l Avg
Parks	33.8	136.1
Libraries	8.9	18.8
Places of Worship	89.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	361.2	97.7
Pharmacies	27.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65