Retirement Communities in Fayette County, Kentucky

CaringScore for Fayette County, KY

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 Fayette 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 Fayette.

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 7.5, Fayette rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Fayette County, KY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fayette, 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 Fayette 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 9.9, Fayette rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking retirement communities. At 493.6 physicians per capita, Fayette scores 123.9 percent better than the national average. Fayette trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 129.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 44.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Fayette is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Fayette -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Fayette's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Fayette County, KY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	493.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	19.6	7.7
Oncologists	8.1	3.5
Orthopedists	16.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Fayette County, KY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fayette, 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 Fayette 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 7.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Fayette 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 Fayette. 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 Fayette to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Fayette indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 13.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Fayette County, KY
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	87
Food Index	87
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Fayette County, KY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Fayette. 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 Fayette is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.8, Fayette 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 190 days each year in Fayette, 7.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Fayette than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Fayette is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $48,544 per year, the population of Fayette earns a lower than average median household income. Fayette has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.11 percent of the population in Fayette is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 15.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Fayette	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.5	136.1
Libraries	2.1	18.8
Places of Worship	75.2	220.5
Public Transit	117.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	82.2	97.7
Pharmacies	19.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65