Home Health Agencies in Cooperstown, New York

CaringScore for Cooperstown, NY

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 Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown.

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 6.7, Cooperstown rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cooperstown, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cooperstown, 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 Cooperstown 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 10, Cooperstown rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking home health agencies. At 398.1 physicians per capita, Cooperstown scores 80.5 percent better than the national average. Cooperstown trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 157.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 50.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Cooperstown is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Cooperstown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cooperstown's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Cooperstown, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	398.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	21.1	7.7
Oncologists	9.7	3.5
Orthopedists	19.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cooperstown, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cooperstown, 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 Cooperstown is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 3.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Cooperstown are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Cooperstown is $4,004 , which is 10.5 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cooperstown indexes at 18.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 12.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 28.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Cooperstown, NY
Aggregate Index	118
Healthcare Index	112
Housing Index	128
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	130
Transportation Index	106

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Cooperstown, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Cooperstown. 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 Cooperstown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Cooperstown 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 160 days each year in Cooperstown, 22.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Cooperstown than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Cooperstown is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $43,771 per year, the population of Cooperstown earns a lower than average median household income. Cooperstown has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 25.71 percent of the population in Cooperstown is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 95.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Cooperstown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.8	136.1
Libraries	20.8	18.8
Places of Worship	139.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	380.4	97.7
Pharmacies	95.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65