Retirement Communities in Mccracken County, Kentucky

CaringScore for Mccracken 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 Mccracken 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 Mccracken.

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 8, Mccracken rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mccracken County, KY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Mccracken, 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 Mccracken 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 8.4, Mccracken 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 341.6 physicians per capita, Mccracken scores 54.9 percent better than the national average. Mccracken scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 110.8 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 41.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mccracken is 76.5 years -- 1.8 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mccracken -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 21.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mccracken's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mccracken County, KY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	341.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	12.2	7.7
Oncologists	10.7	3.5
Orthopedists	16.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mccracken County, KY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Mccracken, 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 Mccracken 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 8.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in Mccracken 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 Mccracken. 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 Mccracken to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mccracken indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 45.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mccracken County, KY
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	89
Housing Index	55
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	89

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Mccracken County, KY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Mccracken. 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 Mccracken is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Mccracken rates above average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 198 days each year in Mccracken, 3.4 percent fewer 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 Mccracken 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 Mccracken is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $41,852 per year, the population of Mccracken earns a lower than average median household income. Mccracken has an unemployment rate of 9.20 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 16.74 percent of the population in Mccracken is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 27.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mccracken	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.7	136.1
Libraries	1.5	18.8
Places of Worship	140.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	83.2	97.7
Pharmacies	23.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65