Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Cobb County, Georgia

CaringScore for Cobb County, GA

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 Cobb 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 Cobb.

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 5.3, Cobb 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 Cobb. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cobb County, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cobb, 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 Cobb 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 5.6, Cobb rates above 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 165.3 physicians per capita, Cobb trails the national average by 25.0 percent. Cobb trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 12.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 17.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Cobb is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Cobb -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 75.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cobb's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Cobb County, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	165.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	6.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.8	3.5
Orthopedists	7.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cobb County, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cobb, 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 Cobb 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 5.4, Cobb 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 Cobb. 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 Cobb to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cobb is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 107 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Cobb County, GA
Aggregate Index	102
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	107
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Cobb County, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cobb. 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 Cobb is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, Cobb is on par with the national 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 217 days each year in Cobb, 5.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 29°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Cobb than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Cobb is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $68,869 per year, the population of Cobb earns a better than average median household income. Cobb has an unemployment rate of 9.10 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 9.31 percent of the population in Cobb is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 29.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Cobb	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1	136.1
Libraries	2.4	18.8
Places of Worship	53	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	77.1	97.7
Pharmacies	12.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65