Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Newberry, South Carolina

CaringScore for Newberry, 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 Newberry 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 Newberry.

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 4.1, Newberry 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 Newberry. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Newberry, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Newberry, 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 Newberry 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, Newberry 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 101.9 physicians per capita, Newberry trails the national average by 53.8 percent. Newberry trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Newberry is 75.2 years -- 3.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Newberry -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 6.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Newberry's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Newberry, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	101.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Newberry, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Newberry, 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 Newberry 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 5.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Newberry 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 Newberry. 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 Newberry to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Newberry indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Newberry, SC
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	51
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Newberry, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Newberry. 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 Newberry is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.2, Newberry 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 218 days each year in Newberry, 6.3 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 Newberry 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 Newberry is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $35,029 per year, the population of Newberry earns a lower than average median household income. Newberry has an unemployment rate of 9.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 15.35 percent of the population in Newberry is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 16.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Newberry	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.6	136.1
Libraries	5.3	18.8
Places of Worship	235.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	146.2	97.7
Pharmacies	18.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65