Home Health Agencies in Essex, Illinois

CaringScore for Essex, IL

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 Essex 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 Essex.

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 5.6, Essex 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 Essex. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Essex, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Essex, 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 Essex 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 5.6, Essex rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 143.6 physicians per capita, Essex trails the national average by 34.9 percent. Essex scores 30.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.7, and scores 19.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Essex is 76.2 years -- 2.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Essex -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Essex's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Essex, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	143.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.7	1.3
Cardiologists	7	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Essex, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Essex, 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 Essex is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.5, Essex is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Essex is $3,575 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Essex indexes at 5.0 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 18.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Essex, IL
Aggregate Index	95
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	82
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	117
Transportation Index	113

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Essex, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Essex. 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 Essex is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Essex 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 187 days each year in Essex, 8.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Essex than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Essex is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $57,567 per year, the population of Essex earns a better than average median household income. Essex has an unemployment rate of 12.70 percent, roughly 39.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 12.91 percent of the population in Essex is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Essex	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.3	136.1
Libraries	7.1	18.8
Places of Worship	101.1	220.5
Public Transit	61.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65