Home Health Agencies in Abbeville, South Carolina

CaringScore for Abbeville, SC

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for home health agencies in Abbeville 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 home health agencies in Abbeville.

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 4.2, Abbeville rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Abbeville, SC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Abbeville, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for home health agencies. The HealthScore for Abbeville 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 2.8, Abbeville rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 69.7 physicians per capita, Abbeville trails the national average by 68.4 percent. Abbeville 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 Abbeville is 75.2 years -- 3.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Abbeville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 47.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Abbeville's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Abbeville, SC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	69.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Abbeville, SC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Abbeville, 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 home health agencies. The CostScore for Abbeville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.4, the costs associated with home health agencies in Abbeville are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Abbeville is $3,432 , which is 5.3 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Abbeville indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 57.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Abbeville, SC
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	43
Food Index	105
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	95

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Abbeville, SC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Abbeville. 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 home health agencies. The LivabilityScore for Abbeville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.4, Abbeville rates below average for home health agencies.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for home health agencies. The sun shines an average of 220 days each year in Abbeville, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Abbeville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Abbeville is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $30,632 per year, the population of Abbeville earns a lower than average median household income. Abbeville has an unemployment rate of 11.60 percent, roughly 27.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.07 percent of the population in Abbeville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 29.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Abbeville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.3	136.1
Libraries	11.9	18.8
Places of Worship	210.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	218.1	97.7
Pharmacies	18.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65