Home Health Agencies in Alpine, Texas

CaringScore for Alpine, TX

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 Alpine 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 Alpine.

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 6.3, Alpine rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Alpine, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Alpine, 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 Alpine 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 4.4, Alpine 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 97.1 physicians per capita, Alpine trails the national average by 56.0 percent. Alpine 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 Alpine is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Alpine -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Alpine's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Alpine, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	97.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Alpine, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Alpine, 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 Alpine 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 7.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Alpine are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Alpine is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Alpine indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 51.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Alpine, TX
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	49
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	95

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Alpine, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Alpine. 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 Alpine is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.5, Alpine rates above 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 247 days each year in Alpine, 20.5 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 33°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Alpine 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 Alpine is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $31,520 per year, the population of Alpine earns a lower than average median household income. Alpine has an unemployment rate of 5.60 percent, roughly 38.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.24 percent of the population in Alpine is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 15.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Alpine	Nat'l Avg
Parks	264.3	136.1
Libraries	21.4	18.8
Places of Worship	236.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	179.3	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65