Home Health Agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi

CaringScore for BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

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 BAY ST. LOUIS 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 BAY ST. LOUIS.

A 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 5.2, BAY ST. LOUIS is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS, 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 BAY ST. LOUIS 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, BAY ST. LOUIS 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 108.7 physicians per capita, BAY ST. LOUIS trails the national average by 50.7 percent. BAY ST. LOUIS trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 87.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in BAY ST. LOUIS is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in BAY ST. LOUIS -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of BAY ST. LOUIS's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	BAY ST. LOUIS, MS	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	108.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.5	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS, 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 BAY ST. LOUIS 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 8.3, the costs associated with home health agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS is $2,765 , which is 23.7 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for BAY ST. LOUIS is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 14.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	BAY ST. LOUIS, MS
Aggregate Index	96
Healthcare Index	90
Housing Index	86
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	99

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in BAY ST. LOUIS. 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 BAY ST. LOUIS is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.8, BAY ST. LOUIS 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 216 days each year in BAY ST. LOUIS, 5.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 42°F in January, winters tend to be milder in BAY ST. LOUIS 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 BAY ST. LOUIS is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $41,051 per year, the population of BAY ST. LOUIS earns a lower than average median household income. BAY ST. LOUIS has an unemployment rate of 9.70 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 16.48 percent of the population in BAY ST. LOUIS is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 25.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	BAY ST. LOUIS	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.2	136.1
Libraries	10	18.8
Places of Worship	97.8	220.5
Public Transit	106.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65