Retirement Communities in Sugar Hill, Georgia

CaringScore for Sugar Hill, GA

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 Sugar 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 Sugar Hill.

A 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 4.8, Sugar Hill is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Sugar Hill, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Sugar 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 Sugar 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 4.1, Sugar Hill 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 108.1 physicians per capita, Sugar Hill trails the national average by 51.0 percent. Sugar Hill scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.3, and scores 59.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Sugar Hill is 79 years -- 1.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Sugar Hill -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 55.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Sugar Hill's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Sugar Hill, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	108.1	220.5
Geriatricians	1.3	1.3
Cardiologists	2.9	7.7
Oncologists	1.2	3.5
Orthopedists	2.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Sugar Hill, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Sugar 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 Sugar 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 5.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in Sugar 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 Sugar 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 Sugar Hill to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Sugar Hill is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing index is 100 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Sugar Hill, GA
Aggregate Index	98
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	100
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Sugar Hill, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Sugar 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 Sugar Hill is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.6, Sugar 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 215 days each year in Sugar Hill, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Sugar Hill 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 index in Sugar Hill is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $74,175 per year, the population of Sugar Hill earns a better than average median household income. Sugar Hill has an unemployment rate of 8.90 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 6.99 percent of the population in Sugar Hill is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 46.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Sugar Hill	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	1.8	18.8
Places of Worship	51.8	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	35.2	97.7
Pharmacies	5.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65