Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Scotland County, North Carolina

CaringScore for Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland.

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 4.4, Scotland 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 Scotland. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Scotland County, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Scotland, 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 Scotland 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 4.8, Scotland is on par with the national 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 161.7 physicians per capita, Scotland trails the national average by 26.7 percent. Scotland trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 19.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Scotland is 73.8 years -- 5.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Scotland -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Scotland's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Scotland County, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	161.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	5.5	7.7
Oncologists	5.5	3.5
Orthopedists	8.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Scotland County, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Scotland, 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 Scotland 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 5.4, Scotland 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 Scotland. 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 Scotland to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Scotland indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 53.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Scotland County, NC
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	47
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Scotland County, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Scotland. 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 Scotland is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.6, Scotland 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 217 days each year in Scotland, 5.9 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 Scotland than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Scotland is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $33,101 per year, the population of Scotland earns a lower than average median household income. Scotland has an unemployment rate of 15.90 percent, roughly 74.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.72 percent of the population in Scotland is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Scotland	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	8.1	18.8
Places of Worship	169.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	100.3	97.7
Pharmacies	10.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65