Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Macon County, North Carolina

CaringScore for Macon County, NC

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 Macon 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 Macon.

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 5.8, Macon 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 Macon. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Macon County, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Macon, 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 Macon 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 6.7, Macon 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 228.5 physicians per capita, Macon closely matches the national average. Macon trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 54.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Macon is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Macon -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Macon's environmental health -- is 54.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Macon County, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	228.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Macon County, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Macon, 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 Macon 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, Macon 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 Macon. 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 Macon to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Macon is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 96 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Macon County, NC
Aggregate Index	100
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	96
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Macon County, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Macon. 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 Macon is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Macon rates above 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 210 days each year in Macon, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Macon than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Macon is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $39,406 per year, the population of Macon earns a lower than average median household income. Macon has an unemployment rate of 11.90 percent, roughly 30.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 24.01 percent of the population in Macon is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 82.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Macon	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	8.9	18.8
Places of Worship	335.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	145.8	97.7
Pharmacies	14.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65