Home Health Agencies in Dyer County, Tennessee

CaringScore for Dyer County, TN

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 Dyer 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 Dyer.

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, Dyer 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 Dyer. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Dyer County, TN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dyer, 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 Dyer 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 3.5, Dyer 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 155.3 physicians per capita, Dyer trails the national average by 29.6 percent. Dyer trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 86.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Dyer is 74.6 years -- 4.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Dyer -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 44.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Dyer's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Dyer County, TN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	155.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	2.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Dyer County, TN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dyer, 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 Dyer 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 8.1, the costs associated with home health agencies in Dyer are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Dyer is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Dyer indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 20.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 46.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Dyer County, TN
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	80
Housing Index	54
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	91

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Dyer County, TN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Dyer. 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 Dyer is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3, Dyer 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 214 days each year in Dyer, 4.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Dyer than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Dyer is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $38,347 per year, the population of Dyer earns a lower than average median household income. Dyer has an unemployment rate of 13.40 percent, roughly 47.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 14.69 percent of the population in Dyer is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 11.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Dyer	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	7.9	18.8
Places of Worship	238.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	124.3	97.7
Pharmacies	13.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65