Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Asheboro, North Carolina

CaringScore for Asheboro, NC

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 Asheboro 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 Asheboro.

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 4.6, Asheboro 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 Asheboro. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Asheboro, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Asheboro, 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 Asheboro 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 4.2, Asheboro 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 86.8 physicians per capita, Asheboro trails the national average by 60.6 percent. Asheboro scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.4, and scores 53.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Asheboro is 76.7 years -- 1.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Asheboro -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Asheboro's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Asheboro, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	86.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.4	1.3
Cardiologists	4.2	7.7
Oncologists	1.4	3.5
Orthopedists	2.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Asheboro, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Asheboro, 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 Asheboro is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.5, Asheboro is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Asheboro. 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 Asheboro to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Asheboro indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 101 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 37.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Asheboro, NC
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	63
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Asheboro, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Asheboro. 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 Asheboro is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.9, Asheboro 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 212 days each year in Asheboro, 3.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Asheboro than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Asheboro is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $33,219 per year, the population of Asheboro earns a lower than average median household income. Asheboro has an unemployment rate of 10.30 percent, roughly 13.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.77 percent of the population in Asheboro is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 19.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Asheboro	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.7	136.1
Libraries	4.9	18.8
Places of Worship	176.3	220.5
Public Transit	189.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	234	97.7
Pharmacies	16.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65