Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Robeson County, North Carolina

CaringScore for Robeson 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 Robeson 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 Robeson.

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 4.2, Robeson 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 Robeson. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Robeson County, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Robeson, 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 Robeson 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 3.7, Robeson 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 90.8 physicians per capita, Robeson trails the national average by 58.8 percent. Robeson trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 56.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Robeson is 72.8 years -- 6.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Robeson -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Robeson's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Robeson County, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	90.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	2.3	7.7
Oncologists	2.3	3.5
Orthopedists	3.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Robeson County, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Robeson, 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 Robeson 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 5.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Robeson 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 Robeson. 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 Robeson to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Robeson indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 62.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Robeson County, NC
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	38
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Robeson County, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Robeson. 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 Robeson is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.4, Robeson 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 216 days each year in Robeson, 5.4 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 Robeson than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Robeson is 100.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $31,491 per year, the population of Robeson earns a lower than average median household income. Robeson has an unemployment rate of 12.20 percent, roughly 34.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 11.46 percent of the population in Robeson is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 12.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Robeson	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	5.4	18.8
Places of Worship	178.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	98	97.7
Pharmacies	12.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65