Retirement Communities in Spring Hill, Florida

CaringScore for Spring Hill, FL

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 Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill.

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 5.7, Spring Hill rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Spring Hill, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Spring Hill, 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 Spring Hill 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 5.9, Spring Hill rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 147.6 physicians per capita, Spring Hill trails the national average by 33.1 percent. Spring Hill scores 30.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.7, and scores 17.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Spring Hill is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Spring Hill -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Spring Hill's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Spring Hill, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	147.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.7	1.3
Cardiologists	6.3	7.7
Oncologists	2.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Spring Hill, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Spring Hill, 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 Spring Hill 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 6.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill. 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 Spring Hill to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Spring Hill indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 17.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Spring Hill, FL
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	83
Food Index	98
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Spring Hill, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Spring Hill. 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 Spring Hill is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.7, Spring Hill is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 240 days each year in Spring Hill, 17.1 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 44°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Spring Hill than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Spring Hill is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $43,009 per year, the population of Spring Hill earns a lower than average median household income. Spring Hill has an unemployment rate of 13.30 percent, roughly 46.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 24.57 percent of the population in Spring Hill is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 86.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Spring Hill	Nat'l Avg
Parks	33.8	136.1
Libraries	3.5	18.8
Places of Worship	66.5	220.5
Public Transit	225.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	63.7	97.7
Pharmacies	13.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65