Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Hartsville, South Carolina

CaringScore for Hartsville, 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 Hartsville 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 Hartsville.

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 4.7, Hartsville 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 Hartsville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hartsville, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hartsville, 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 Hartsville 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 3, Hartsville 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 100.2 physicians per capita, Hartsville trails the national average by 54.6 percent. Hartsville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 69.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hartsville is 73.5 years -- 5.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Hartsville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 31.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Hartsville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Hartsville, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	100.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hartsville, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hartsville, 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 Hartsville 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 7.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Hartsville 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 Hartsville. 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 Hartsville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hartsville indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hartsville, SC
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	53
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	88

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hartsville, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hartsville. 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 Hartsville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.4, Hartsville 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 213 days each year in Hartsville, 3.9 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 Hartsville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Hartsville is 150.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $34,350 per year, the population of Hartsville earns a lower than average median household income. Hartsville has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.91 percent of the population in Hartsville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 36.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hartsville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.5	136.1
Libraries	6	18.8
Places of Worship	157.3	220.5
Public Transit	3	110.4
Grocery Stores	395.7	97.7
Pharmacies	40.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65