Home Health Agencies in Brown County, Ohio

CaringScore for Brown County, OH

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 Brown 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 Brown.

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 4.3, Brown rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Brown. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Brown County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brown, 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 Brown 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 3, Brown 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 56.6 physicians per capita, Brown trails the national average by 74.3 percent. Brown trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 88.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Brown is 76.1 years -- 2.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Brown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Brown's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Brown County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	56.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	2.3	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Brown County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brown, 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 Brown 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 6.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Brown are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Brown is $3,647 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Brown indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 31.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Brown County, OH
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	69
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	99

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Brown County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Brown. 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 Brown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.9, Brown 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 180 days each year in Brown, 12.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 21°F in January, winters in Brown tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Brown is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $46,427 per year, the population of Brown earns a lower than average median household income. Brown has an unemployment rate of 11.80 percent, roughly 29.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.47 percent of the population in Brown 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	Brown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	15.9	18.8
Places of Worship	144.3	220.5
Public Transit	241.2	110.4
Grocery Stores	52.1	97.7
Pharmacies	18.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65