Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Rockingham County, Virginia

CaringScore for Rockingham County, VA

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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham.

A 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 5.4, Rockingham is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Rockingham. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Rockingham County, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Rockingham, 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 Rockingham 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 4.4, Rockingham 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 54.1 physicians per capita, Rockingham trails the national average by 75.5 percent. Rockingham trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 72.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 5.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Rockingham is 78.4 years -- 0.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Rockingham -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Rockingham's environmental health -- is 25.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Rockingham County, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	54.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	1.3	3.5
Orthopedists	4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Rockingham County, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Rockingham, 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham. 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 Rockingham to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Rockingham is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 110 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Rockingham County, VA
Aggregate Index	100
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	110
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Rockingham County, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Rockingham. 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 Rockingham is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Rockingham 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 175 days each year in Rockingham, 14.6 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Rockingham tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Rockingham is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $52,250 per year, the population of Rockingham earns a median household income on par with the national average. Rockingham has an unemployment rate of 5.50 percent, roughly 39.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.70 percent of the population in Rockingham is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 11.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Rockingham	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	6.7	18.8
Places of Worship	252.5	220.5
Public Transit	176.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.5	97.7
Pharmacies	5.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65