Adult Day Care Services in Howard County, Iowa

CaringScore for Howard County, IA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for adult day care services in Howard 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 adult day care services in Howard.

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 6.4, Howard rates above average for those seeking adult day care services.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Howard County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for adult day care services in Howard, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for adult day care services. The HealthScore for Howard 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 5.7, Howard rates above average for those seeking adult day care services.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 102.8 physicians per capita, Howard trails the national average by 53.4 percent. Howard trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Howard is 79 years -- 1.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Howard -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Howard's environmental health -- is 58.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Howard County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	102.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Howard County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for adult day care services in Howard, 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 adult day care services. The CostScore for Howard is based on data such as the average monthly cost of adult day care services in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.7, the costs associated with adult day care services in Howard are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for adult day care services in Howard is $1,127 , which is 13.3 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Howard indexes at 16.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 48.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Howard County, IA
Aggregate Index	84
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	52
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	101

Adult Day Care Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Howard County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for adult day care services in Howard. 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 adult day care services. The LivabilityScore for Howard is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7, Howard rates above average for adult day care services.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for adult day care services. The sun shines an average of 184 days each year in Howard, 10.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 5°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Howard than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Howard is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $46,422 per year, the population of Howard earns a lower than average median household income. Howard has an unemployment rate of 7.70 percent, roughly 15.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 20.38 percent of the population in Howard is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 54.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Howard	Nat'l Avg
Parks	21.6	136.1
Libraries	31.7	18.8
Places of Worship	322.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	126.6	97.7
Pharmacies	21.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65