Home Health Agencies in Daviess County, Missouri

CaringScore for Daviess County, MO

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 Daviess 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 Daviess.

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 5.8, Daviess 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 Daviess. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Daviess County, MO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Daviess, 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 Daviess 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, Daviess 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 37.4 physicians per capita, Daviess trails the national average by 83.0 percent. Daviess trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Daviess is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Daviess -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Daviess's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Daviess County, MO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	37.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Daviess County, MO

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Daviess, 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 Daviess 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 7.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Daviess are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Daviess is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Daviess indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 34.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Daviess County, MO
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	66
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	96

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Daviess County, MO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Daviess. 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 Daviess is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.3, Daviess is on par with the national 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 215 days each year in Daviess, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Daviess than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Daviess is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $40,541 per year, the population of Daviess earns a lower than average median household income. Daviess has an unemployment rate of 10.80 percent, roughly 18.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.19 percent of the population in Daviess is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 15.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Daviess	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.6	136.1
Libraries	25.3	18.8
Places of Worship	449.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	113.7	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65