Home Health Agencies in Christian County, Kentucky

CaringScore for Christian County, KY

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 Christian 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 Christian.

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 5.1, Christian 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 Christian. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Christian County, KY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Christian, 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 Christian 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 4.9, Christian 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 155 physicians per capita, Christian trails the national average by 29.7 percent. Christian scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.2, and scores 35.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Christian is 75.6 years -- 3.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Christian -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Christian's environmental health -- is 43.6 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Christian County, KY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	155	220.5
Geriatricians	1.2	1.3
Cardiologists	2.5	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	6.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Christian County, KY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Christian, 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 Christian 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 7.1, the costs associated with home health agencies in Christian are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Christian is $3,337 , which is 7.9 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Christian indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 101 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Christian County, KY
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	53
Food Index	86
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	93

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Christian County, KY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Christian. 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 Christian is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.6, Christian 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 205 days each year in Christian, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Christian than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Christian is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $38,438 per year, the population of Christian earns a lower than average median household income. Christian has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.81 percent of the population in Christian is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 17.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Christian	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.5	136.1
Libraries	1.2	18.8
Places of Worship	149.5	220.5
Public Transit	19.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	60.5	97.7
Pharmacies	12.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65