Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

CaringScore for Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant.

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 6.3, Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mount Pleasant, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant 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 8.7, Mount Pleasant 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 485.5 physicians per capita, Mount Pleasant scores 120.2 percent better than the national average. Mount Pleasant scores 184.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.7, and scores 141.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 47.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mount Pleasant is 77 years -- 1.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mount Pleasant -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 54.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mount Pleasant's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Mount Pleasant, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	485.5	220.5
Geriatricians	3.7	1.3
Cardiologists	19.5	7.7
Oncologists	10.2	3.5
Orthopedists	13.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mount Pleasant, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant 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 3.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Mount Pleasant are generally more 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 Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mount Pleasant indexes at 32.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 107.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mount Pleasant, SC
Aggregate Index	132
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	207
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	102
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Mount Pleasant, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, Mount Pleasant 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 211 days each year in Mount Pleasant, 2.9 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $79,333 per year, the population of Mount Pleasant earns a better than average median household income. Mount Pleasant has an unemployment rate of 4.90 percent, roughly 46.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.90 percent of the population in Mount Pleasant is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mount Pleasant	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1	136.1
Libraries	4.9	18.8
Places of Worship	85.8	220.5
Public Transit	113.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.9	97.7
Pharmacies	13.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65