Home Health Agencies in Elizabethville, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Elizabethville, 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 Elizabethville 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 Elizabethville.

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 6.4, Elizabethville 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 Elizabethville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Elizabethville, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Elizabethville, 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 Elizabethville 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 7.8, Elizabethville 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 334 physicians per capita, Elizabethville scores 51.5 percent better than the national average. Elizabethville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 105.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 40. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Elizabethville is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Elizabethville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 80.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Elizabethville's environmental health -- is 21.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Elizabethville, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	334	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	19.8	7.7
Oncologists	8.5	3.5
Orthopedists	10.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Elizabethville, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Elizabethville, 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 Elizabethville 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 Elizabethville are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Elizabethville is $3,670 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Elizabethville indexes at 5.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 26.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Elizabethville, PA
Aggregate Index	95
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	74
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	118
Transportation Index	107

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Elizabethville, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Elizabethville. 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 Elizabethville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.5, Elizabethville 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 198 days each year in Elizabethville, 3.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Elizabethville tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Elizabethville is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $47,084 per year, the population of Elizabethville earns a lower than average median household income. Elizabethville has an unemployment rate of 7.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.63 percent of the population in Elizabethville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 26.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Elizabethville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.7	136.1
Libraries	4.3	18.8
Places of Worship	109.2	220.5
Public Transit	87.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65