Retirement Communities in Douglasville, Georgia

CaringScore for Douglasville, 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 Douglasville 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 Douglasville.

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 3.7, Douglasville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Douglasville, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglasville, 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 Douglasville 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 2.1, Douglasville 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 84.5 physicians per capita, Douglasville trails the national average by 61.7 percent. Douglasville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 96.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Douglasville is 75.5 years -- 3.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Douglasville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 89.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Douglasville's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Douglasville, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	84.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Douglasville, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglasville, 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 Douglasville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.5, Douglasville is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

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

Cost of Living	Douglasville, GA
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	82
Food Index	98
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Douglasville, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Douglasville. 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 Douglasville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Douglasville 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 215 days each year in Douglasville, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Douglasville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Douglasville is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $50,947 per year, the population of Douglasville earns a median household income on par with the national average. Douglasville has an unemployment rate of 10.80 percent, roughly 18.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 7.49 percent of the population in Douglasville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 43.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Douglasville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.8	136.1
Libraries	1.5	18.8
Places of Worship	70.5	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	196.8	97.7
Pharmacies	25	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65