Home Health Agencies in Box Butte County, Nebraska

CaringScore for Box Butte County, NE

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 Box Butte 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 Box Butte.

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, Box Butte 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 Box Butte. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Box Butte County, NE

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Box Butte, 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 Box Butte 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 4.2, Box Butte 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 53.8 physicians per capita, Box Butte trails the national average by 75.6 percent. Box Butte 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 Box Butte is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Box Butte -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Box Butte's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Box Butte County, NE	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	53.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Box Butte County, NE

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Box Butte, 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 Box Butte 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 6.1, the costs associated with home health agencies in Box Butte are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Box Butte is $3,718 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Box Butte indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Box Butte County, NE
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	51
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	99

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Box Butte County, NE

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Box Butte. 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 Box Butte is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Box Butte 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 227 days each year in Box Butte, 10.7 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 Box Butte than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Box Butte is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $49,393 per year, the population of Box Butte earns a median household income on par with the national average. Box Butte has an unemployment rate of 4.50 percent, roughly 50.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.89 percent of the population in Box Butte is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 13.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Box Butte	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	18.5	18.8
Places of Worship	172.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	166	97.7
Pharmacies	27.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65