Home Health Agencies in Fayette County, Tennessee

CaringScore for Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette.

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 4.4, Fayette rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Fayette. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Fayette County, TN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Fayette, 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 Fayette 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 2.2, Fayette 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 41.2 physicians per capita, Fayette trails the national average by 81.3 percent. Fayette trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Fayette is 75.4 years -- 3.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Fayette -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Fayette's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Fayette County, TN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	41.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Fayette County, TN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Fayette, 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 Fayette 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 7.5, the costs associated with home health agencies in Fayette are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Fayette is $3,146 , which is 13.2 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Fayette indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 13.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Fayette County, TN
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	87
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	94
Transportation Index	95

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Fayette County, TN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Fayette. 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 Fayette is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Fayette 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 Fayette, 4.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 29°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Fayette than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Fayette is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $50,736 per year, the population of Fayette earns a median household income on par with the national average. Fayette has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.50 percent of the population in Fayette 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	Fayette	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.5	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	197.9	220.5
Public Transit	66.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	48.6	97.7
Pharmacies	12.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65