Retirement Communities in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

CaringScore for Edgecombe 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 retirement communities in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe.

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 3.5, Edgecombe rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Edgecombe County, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Edgecombe, 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 Edgecombe 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 3.1, Edgecombe 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 58.4 physicians per capita, Edgecombe trails the national average by 73.5 percent. Edgecombe scores 46.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.9, and scores 70.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 5.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Edgecombe is 72.5 years -- 6.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Edgecombe -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Edgecombe's environmental health -- is 16.4 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Edgecombe County, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	58.4	220.5
Geriatricians	1.9	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	3.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Edgecombe County, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Edgecombe, 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 Edgecombe 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 4.8, Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe. 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 Edgecombe to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Edgecombe indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 51.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Edgecombe County, NC
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	49
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	109
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Edgecombe County, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Edgecombe. 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 Edgecombe is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.2, Edgecombe 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 217 days each year in Edgecombe, 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $35,842 per year, the population of Edgecombe earns a lower than average median household income. Edgecombe has an unemployment rate of 14.50 percent, roughly 59.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.83 percent of the population in Edgecombe 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	Edgecombe	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	3.8	18.8
Places of Worship	136.7	220.5
Public Transit	22.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	106.9	97.7
Pharmacies	5.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65