Home Health Agencies in Butler County, Alabama

CaringScore for Butler County, AL

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 Butler 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 Butler.

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, Butler 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 Butler. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Butler County, AL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Butler, 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 Butler 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 3.5, Butler 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 76.9 physicians per capita, Butler trails the national average by 65.1 percent. Butler trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 74.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Butler is 73.6 years -- 5.5 percent lower than most of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in Butler is 73.6 years -- 5.5 percent lower than most of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of Butler's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Butler County, AL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	76.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Butler County, AL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Butler, 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 Butler 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 8.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Butler are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Butler is $3,098 , which is 14.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Butler indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 59.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Butler County, AL
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	86
Housing Index	41
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	96

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Butler County, AL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Butler. 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 Butler is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3, Butler 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 214 days each year in Butler, 4.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 38°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Butler than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Butler is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $32,666 per year, the population of Butler earns a lower than average median household income. Butler has an unemployment rate of 11.00 percent, roughly 20.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.36 percent of the population in Butler is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Butler	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	5	18.8
Places of Worship	401.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	140	97.7
Pharmacies	10	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65