Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Alexander City, Alabama

CaringScore for Alexander City, AL

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City 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 continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City.

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 5.2, Alexander City is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Alexander City, AL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Alexander City 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 4.4, Alexander City rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 130.6 physicians per capita, Alexander City trails the national average by 40.8 percent. Alexander City trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 49.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Alexander City is 75.1 years -- 3.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Alexander City -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Alexander City's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Alexander City, AL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	130.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Alexander City, AL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City, 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 continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Alexander City is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 7.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Alexander City. 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 continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Alexander City indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 45.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Alexander City, AL
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	90
Housing Index	55
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Alexander City, AL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Alexander City. 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 continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Alexander City is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.2, Alexander City rates below average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 215 days each year in Alexander City, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 32°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Alexander City than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Alexander City is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $33,759 per year, the population of Alexander City earns a lower than average median household income. Alexander City has an unemployment rate of 12.00 percent, roughly 31.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 20.24 percent of the population in Alexander City is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 53.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Alexander City	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7.6	136.1
Libraries	14.7	18.8
Places of Worship	289.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	68.8	97.7
Pharmacies	13.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65