Home Health Agencies in Friendship, Arkansas

CaringScore for Friendship, AR

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 Friendship 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 Friendship.

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 6.2, Friendship 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 Friendship. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Friendship, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Friendship, 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 Friendship 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 4, Friendship 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 31.3 physicians per capita, Friendship trails the national average by 85.8 percent. Friendship 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 Friendship is 75.6 years -- 3.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Friendship -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Friendship's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Friendship, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	31.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Friendship, AR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Friendship, 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 Friendship 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 8.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Friendship are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Friendship is $3,003 , which is 17.1 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Friendship indexes at 22.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 63.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Friendship, AR
Aggregate Index	78
Healthcare Index	87
Housing Index	37
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	91

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Friendship, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Friendship. 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 Friendship is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.1, Friendship 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 219 days each year in Friendship, 6.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Friendship than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Friendship is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $40,212 per year, the population of Friendship earns a lower than average median household income. Friendship has an unemployment rate of 7.40 percent, roughly 18.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.23 percent of the population in Friendship 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	Friendship	Nat'l Avg
Parks	11.8	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	296.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65