Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Hinesville, Georgia

CaringScore for Hinesville, 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 Hinesville 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 Hinesville.

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 4.3, Hinesville 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 Hinesville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hinesville, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hinesville, 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 Hinesville 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 3.3, Hinesville 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 91.1 physicians per capita, Hinesville trails the national average by 58.7 percent. Hinesville scores 30.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.7, and scores 82.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 3.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hinesville is 75.4 years -- 3.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Hinesville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Hinesville's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Hinesville, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	91.1	220.5
Geriatricians	1.7	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	1.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hinesville, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hinesville, 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 Hinesville 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 6.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Hinesville 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 Hinesville. 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 Hinesville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hinesville indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 36.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hinesville, GA
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	64
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	94
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hinesville, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hinesville. 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 Hinesville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.3, Hinesville 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 Hinesville, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Hinesville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Hinesville is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $45,064 per year, the population of Hinesville earns a lower than average median household income. Hinesville has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 4.49 percent of the population in Hinesville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 65.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hinesville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.4	136.1
Libraries	3.3	18.8
Places of Worship	63.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	77.9	97.7
Pharmacies	6.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65