Retirement Communities in Summerville, South Carolina

CaringScore for Summerville, SC

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 Summerville 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 Summerville.

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 4.1, Summerville rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Summerville, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Summerville, 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 Summerville 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 3.3, Summerville 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 79.8 physicians per capita, Summerville trails the national average by 63.8 percent. Summerville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 92.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 1.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Summerville is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Summerville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Summerville's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Summerville, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	79.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Summerville, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Summerville, 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 Summerville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 4.8, Summerville is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Summerville. 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 Summerville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Summerville is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 105 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Summerville, SC
Aggregate Index	104
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	105
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Summerville, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Summerville. 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 Summerville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.2, Summerville 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 209 days each year in Summerville, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 36°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Summerville 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 Summerville is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $57,028 per year, the population of Summerville earns a median household income on par with the national average. Summerville has an unemployment rate of 6.10 percent, roughly 33.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.51 percent of the population in Summerville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 12.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Summerville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.8	136.1
Libraries	2.3	18.8
Places of Worship	104.8	220.5
Public Transit	113.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	174.5	97.7
Pharmacies	25.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65