Home Health Agencies in Dickens County, Texas

CaringScore for Dickens County, TX

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 Dickens 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 Dickens.

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 5.4, Dickens 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 Dickens. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Dickens County, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dickens, 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 Dickens 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 3.3, Dickens 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 0 physicians per capita, Dickens trails the national average by 100.0 percent. Dickens 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 Dickens is 75.5 years -- 3.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Dickens -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Dickens's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

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

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Dickens County, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dickens, 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 Dickens 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 7.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Dickens are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Dickens is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Dickens indexes at 26.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 79.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Dickens County, TX
Aggregate Index	74
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	21
Food Index	88
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Dickens County, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dickens. 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 Dickens is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, Dickens 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 262 days each year in Dickens, 27.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Dickens than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 95°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Dickens is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $32,797 per year, the population of Dickens earns a lower than average median household income. Dickens has an unemployment rate of 16.00 percent, roughly 75.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.81 percent of the population in Dickens is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 50.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Dickens	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.7	136.1
Libraries	39.8	18.8
Places of Worship	687.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	159.3	97.7
Pharmacies	39.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65