Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Shelby County, Tennessee

CaringScore for Shelby County, TN

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 Shelby 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 Shelby.

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, Shelby 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 Shelby. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Shelby County, TN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby, 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 Shelby 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 5.9, Shelby 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 267.3 physicians per capita, Shelby scores 21.2 percent better than the national average. Shelby trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 53.8 percent, with 0.6, and scores 42.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 27.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Shelby is 74.7 years -- 4.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Shelby -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Shelby's environmental health -- is 16.4 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Shelby County, TN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	267.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0.6	1.3
Cardiologists	11	7.7
Oncologists	7.6	3.5
Orthopedists	8.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Shelby County, TN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby, 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 Shelby 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 6.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Shelby 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 Shelby. 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 Shelby to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Shelby indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 24.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Shelby County, TN
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	76
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	94
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Shelby County, TN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby. 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 Shelby is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.3, Shelby 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 214 days each year in Shelby, 4.4 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 Shelby 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 Shelby is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $46,203 per year, the population of Shelby earns a lower than average median household income. Shelby has an unemployment rate of 10.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.74 percent of the population in Shelby is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 18.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Shelby	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.4	136.1
Libraries	2.7	18.8
Places of Worship	60.3	220.5
Public Transit	66.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	102.4	97.7
Pharmacies	12.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65