Home Health Agencies in Beach Haven, New Jersey

CaringScore for Beach Haven, NJ

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 Beach Haven 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 Beach Haven.

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 4.4, Beach Haven 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 Beach Haven. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Beach Haven, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beach Haven, 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 Beach Haven 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 4.5, Beach Haven is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 149.7 physicians per capita, Beach Haven trails the national average by 32.1 percent. Beach Haven trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 17.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Beach Haven is 79 years -- 1.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Beach Haven -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 69.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Beach Haven's environmental health -- trails the national average by 98.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Beach Haven, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	149.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	8.9	7.7
Oncologists	2.6	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Beach Haven, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beach Haven, 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 Beach Haven 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 3, the costs associated with home health agencies in Beach Haven are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Beach Haven is $3,909 , which is 7.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Beach Haven indexes at 82.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 259.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Beach Haven, NJ
Aggregate Index	182
Healthcare Index	114
Housing Index	359
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	126
Transportation Index	103

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Beach Haven, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beach Haven. 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 Beach Haven is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6, Beach Haven 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 203 days each year in Beach Haven, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Beach Haven 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 Beach Haven is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $64,997 per year, the population of Beach Haven earns a better than average median household income. Beach Haven has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 25.22 percent of the population in Beach Haven is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 91.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Beach Haven	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.7	136.1
Libraries	3.8	18.8
Places of Worship	37.8	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	720.5	97.7
Pharmacies	72.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65