Home Health Agencies in Brookville, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Brookville, PA

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 Brookville 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 Brookville.

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 5.5, Brookville 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 Brookville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Brookville, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brookville, 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 Brookville 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 5.3, Brookville 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 115.3 physicians per capita, Brookville trails the national average by 47.7 percent. Brookville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 66.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 6.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Brookville is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Brookville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Brookville's environmental health -- is 60.0 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Brookville, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	115.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.2	7.7
Oncologists	2.2	3.5
Orthopedists	2.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Brookville, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brookville, 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 Brookville 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 5.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Brookville are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Brookville is $3,838 , which is 5.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Brookville indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 55.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Brookville, PA
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	45
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	109
Transportation Index	104

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Brookville, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brookville. 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 Brookville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.9, Brookville 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 162 days each year in Brookville, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Brookville 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 Brookville is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $35,666 per year, the population of Brookville earns a lower than average median household income. Brookville has an unemployment rate of 8.80 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 20.84 percent of the population in Brookville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 58.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Brookville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	8.1	136.1
Libraries	13.3	18.8
Places of Worship	287.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	253.6	97.7
Pharmacies	25.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65