Objective To investigate the level and factors associated with expectations regarding aging among the elderly in communities. Methods A total of 380 elderly people in communities in Luzhou city were recruited, and were asked to fill out the demographic questionnaire, the Expectation Regarding Aging-12（ERA-12）,the General Self-Efficacy Scale（GSES）,the Family APGAR Index（APGAR） and the 6-item short form of University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale（ULS-6）. Results The elderly scored a median of 44.4（P25=36.1，P75=55.6） points in expectations regarding aging.Generalized Linear Regression analysis showed that age, education levels, living alone, self-efficacy, family function and loneness were associated with expectations regarding aging （P＜0.05，P＜0.01）. Conclusion Expectations regarding aging among the elderly in communities are slightly below medium level, and affected by multiple factors.Community health service workers should learn about the influencing factors and take mea-sures to enhance the expectations regarding aging among the elderly.