Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Florence, South Carolina

CaringScore for Florence, SC

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 Florence 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 Florence.

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 6, Florence rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Florence, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Florence, 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 Florence 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 6.5, Florence 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 seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 259.8 physicians per capita, Florence scores 17.8 percent better than the national average. Florence trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 36.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 26.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Florence is 74.1 years -- 4.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Florence -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Florence's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Florence, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	259.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	12.6	7.7
Oncologists	3.7	3.5
Orthopedists	10.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Florence, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Florence, 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 Florence 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 7.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Florence 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 Florence. 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 Florence to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Florence indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 28.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Florence, SC
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	92
Housing Index	72
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	104
Transportation Index	91

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Florence, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Florence. 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 Florence is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Florence 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 211 days each year in Florence, 2.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 35°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Florence 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 Florence is 150.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $41,012 per year, the population of Florence earns a lower than average median household income. Florence has an unemployment rate of 9.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 16.09 percent of the population in Florence is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 22.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Florence	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.8	136.1
Libraries	5.3	18.8
Places of Worship	169.4	220.5
Public Transit	3	110.4
Grocery Stores	327.4	97.7
Pharmacies	48.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65