Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Gaffney, South Carolina

CaringScore for Gaffney, 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 Gaffney 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 Gaffney.

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 3.9, Gaffney rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Gaffney, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Gaffney, 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 Gaffney 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 2.3, Gaffney 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 70.1 physicians per capita, Gaffney trails the national average by 68.2 percent. Gaffney trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 81.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 3.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Gaffney is 73.5 years -- 5.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Gaffney -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Gaffney's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Gaffney, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	70.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	3.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Gaffney, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Gaffney, 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 Gaffney 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 6.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Gaffney 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 Gaffney. 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 Gaffney to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Gaffney indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 46.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Gaffney, SC
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	54
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	104
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Gaffney, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Gaffney. 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 Gaffney is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.9, Gaffney 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 Gaffney, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 27°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Gaffney 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 Gaffney is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $32,165 per year, the population of Gaffney earns a lower than average median household income. Gaffney has an unemployment rate of 12.50 percent, roughly 37.4 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.09 percent of the population in Gaffney 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	Gaffney	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	5.5	18.8
Places of Worship	178.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	311.6	97.7
Pharmacies	15.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65