Retirement Communities in Cartersville, Georgia

CaringScore for Cartersville, GA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for retirement communities in Cartersville 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 retirement communities in Cartersville.

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, Cartersville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cartersville, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cartersville, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for retirement communities. The HealthScore for Cartersville 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, Cartersville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 101 physicians per capita, Cartersville trails the national average by 54.2 percent. Cartersville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 42.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Cartersville is 75.1 years -- 3.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Cartersville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 24.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cartersville's environmental health -- is 32.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Cartersville, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	101	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	1	7.7
Oncologists	3.1	3.5
Orthopedists	6.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cartersville, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cartersville, 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 retirement communities. The CostScore for Cartersville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of 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 5.7, the costs associated with retirement communities in Cartersville are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Cartersville. 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 retirement communities in Cartersville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cartersville indexes at 6.0 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 18.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Cartersville, GA
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	82
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	88
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Cartersville, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cartersville. 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 retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Cartersville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.4, Cartersville rates below average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 213 days each year in Cartersville, 3.9 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 Cartersville 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 Cartersville is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $44,540 per year, the population of Cartersville earns a lower than average median household income. Cartersville has an unemployment rate of 11.00 percent, roughly 20.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.72 percent of the population in Cartersville 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	Cartersville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	3.1	18.8
Places of Worship	110.5	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	298.7	97.7
Pharmacies	37.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65