Home Health Agencies in Beaver County, Utah

CaringScore for Beaver County, UT

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 Beaver 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 Beaver.

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 5.6, Beaver 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 Beaver. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Beaver County, UT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaver, 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 Beaver 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, Beaver 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 80.2 physicians per capita, Beaver trails the national average by 63.6 percent. Beaver 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 Beaver is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Beaver -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Beaver's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Beaver County, UT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	80.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Beaver County, UT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaver, 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 Beaver 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 5.4, Beaver is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Beaver is $4,099 , which is 13.1 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Beaver indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 31.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Beaver County, UT
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	69
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	81
Transportation Index	100

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Beaver County, UT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Beaver. 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 Beaver is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.9, Beaver 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 255 days each year in Beaver, 24.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 13°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Beaver 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 Beaver is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $45,324 per year, the population of Beaver earns a lower than average median household income. Beaver has an unemployment rate of 8.30 percent, roughly 8.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 12.89 percent of the population in Beaver is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Beaver	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.9	136.1
Libraries	47.6	18.8
Places of Worship	283.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	111.1	97.7
Pharmacies	15.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65