Retirement Communities in Martinsville, Virginia

CaringScore for Martinsville, VA

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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville.

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 7.2, Martinsville rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Martinsville, VA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Martinsville, 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 Martinsville 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 7.2, Martinsville 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 548.4 physicians per capita, Martinsville scores 148.7 percent better than the national average. Martinsville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 64.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 6.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Martinsville is 75.1 years -- 3.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Martinsville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Martinsville's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Martinsville, VA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	548.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Martinsville, VA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Martinsville, 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 Martinsville 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 9.6, the costs associated with retirement communities in Martinsville 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 Martinsville. 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 Martinsville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Martinsville indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 15.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 34.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Martinsville, VA
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	85
Housing Index	66
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	85
Transportation Index	83

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Martinsville, VA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Martinsville. 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 Martinsville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, Martinsville 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 Martinsville, 3.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Martinsville than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Martinsville is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $31,967 per year, the population of Martinsville earns a lower than average median household income. Martinsville has an unemployment rate of 17.80 percent, roughly 95.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 24.02 percent of the population in Martinsville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 82.5 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Martinsville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.3	136.1
Libraries	6.9	18.8
Places of Worship	272.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	242.6	97.7
Pharmacies	41.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65