Home Health Agencies in Beaufort County, North Carolina

CaringScore for Beaufort County, NC

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 Beaufort 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 Beaufort.

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 4.8, Beaufort 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 Beaufort. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Beaufort County, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaufort, 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 Beaufort 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, Beaufort 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 142.7 physicians per capita, Beaufort trails the national average by 35.3 percent. Beaufort trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 45.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Beaufort is 75.9 years -- 2.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Beaufort -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Beaufort's environmental health -- is 16.4 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Beaufort County, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	142.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	4.3	3.5
Orthopedists	6.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Beaufort County, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaufort, 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 Beaufort 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 Beaufort are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Beaufort is $3,289 , which is 9.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Beaufort indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Beaufort County, NC
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	53
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Beaufort County, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaufort. 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 Beaufort is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.4, Beaufort 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 211 days each year in Beaufort, 2.9 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 Beaufort than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Beaufort is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $38,568 per year, the population of Beaufort earns a lower than average median household income. Beaufort has an unemployment rate of 10.20 percent, roughly 12.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.99 percent of the population in Beaufort is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 36.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Beaufort	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.2	136.1
Libraries	12.9	18.8
Places of Worship	249.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	107.6	97.7
Pharmacies	19.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65