Home Health Agencies in Barron County, Wisconsin

CaringScore for Barron County, WI

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 Barron 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 Barron.

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 5.7, Barron 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 Barron. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Barron County, WI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Barron, 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 Barron 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 6.9, Barron rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 178.2 physicians per capita, Barron trails the national average by 19.2 percent. Barron trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 11.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 17.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Barron is 78.5 years -- 0.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Barron -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 6.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Barron's environmental health -- is 32.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Barron County, WI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	178.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.1	7.7
Oncologists	2.1	3.5
Orthopedists	12.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Barron County, WI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Barron, 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 Barron is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 4, the costs associated with home health agencies in Barron are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Barron is $4,465 , which is 23.2 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Barron indexes at 10.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 31.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Barron County, WI
Aggregate Index	90
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	69
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	101

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Barron County, WI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Barron. 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 Barron is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.1, Barron 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 188 days each year in Barron, 8.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 0°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Barron than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Barron is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $44,353 per year, the population of Barron earns a lower than average median household income. Barron has an unemployment rate of 9.40 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 17.71 percent of the population in Barron is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 34.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Barron	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.3	136.1
Libraries	12.9	18.8
Places of Worship	177.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	103	97.7
Pharmacies	15	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65