Home Health Agencies in Blount County, Tennessee

CaringScore for Blount County, TN

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 Blount 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 Blount.

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 5.8, Blount 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 Blount. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Blount County, TN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Blount, 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 Blount 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 5.5, Blount 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 156 physicians per capita, Blount trails the national average by 29.3 percent. Blount scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.6, and scores 17.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Blount is 76.9 years -- 1.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Blount -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 60.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Blount's environmental health -- is 32.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Blount County, TN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	156	220.5
Geriatricians	1.6	1.3
Cardiologists	4.8	7.7
Oncologists	3.2	3.5
Orthopedists	6.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Blount County, TN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Blount, 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 Blount 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 7.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Blount are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Blount is $3,207 , which is 11.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Blount indexes at 10.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 14.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Blount County, TN
Aggregate Index	90
Healthcare Index	92
Housing Index	86
Food Index	92
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	84

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Blount County, TN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Blount. 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 Blount is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.4, Blount 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 204 days each year in Blount, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 30°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Blount than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Blount is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $47,113 per year, the population of Blount earns a lower than average median household income. Blount has an unemployment rate of 8.30 percent, roughly 8.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 15.64 percent of the population in Blount is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 18.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Blount	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.4	136.1
Libraries	1.6	18.8
Places of Worship	149.3	220.5
Public Transit	109.2	110.4
Grocery Stores	100.1	97.7
Pharmacies	9.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65