Home Health Agencies in Donora, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Donora, PA

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 Donora 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 Donora.

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 5.2, Donora 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 Donora. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Donora, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Donora, 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 Donora 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 5.2, Donora 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 160.2 physicians per capita, Donora trails the national average by 27.3 percent. Donora trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 18.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Donora is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Donora -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Donora's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Donora, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	160.2	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	7.7	7.7
Oncologists	1.4	3.5
Orthopedists	5.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Donora, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Donora, 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 Donora 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 5.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Donora are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Donora is $3,766 , which is 3.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Donora indexes at 17.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 68.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Donora, PA
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	32
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	113

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Donora, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Donora. 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 Donora is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, Donora 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 163 days each year in Donora, 20.5 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Donora tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Donora is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $35,785 per year, the population of Donora earns a lower than average median household income. Donora has an unemployment rate of 7.80 percent, roughly 14.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 23.14 percent of the population in Donora is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 75.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Donora	Nat'l Avg
Parks	8.4	136.1
Libraries	7.8	18.8
Places of Worship	125.2	220.5
Public Transit	229.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	76.4	97.7
Pharmacies	19.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65