Home Health Agencies in Essex, Vermont

CaringScore for Essex, VT

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 6.5, 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, VT

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 10, 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 seeking home health agencies. At 462.3 physicians per capita, Essex scores 109.7 percent better than the national average. Essex scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.3, and scores 144.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 47.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Essex is 79.8 years -- 2.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Essex -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Essex's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Essex, VT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	462.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.3	1.3
Cardiologists	17	7.7
Oncologists	10.4	3.5
Orthopedists	18.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Essex, VT

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 3.6, the costs associated with home health agencies in Essex are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Essex is $4,004 , which is 10.5 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Essex indexes at 20.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 42.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Essex, VT
Aggregate Index	120
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	142
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	126
Transportation Index	106

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Essex, VT

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 5.1, Essex 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 159 days each year in Essex, 22.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 7°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 80°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 index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $74,868 per year, the population of Essex earns a better than average median household income. Essex has an unemployment rate of 4.70 percent, roughly 48.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.17 percent of the population in Essex is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 15.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Essex	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.7	136.1
Libraries	11.8	18.8
Places of Worship	67.5	220.5
Public Transit	117	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65