Home Health Agencies in Harney County, Oregon

CaringScore for Harney County, OR

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 Harney 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 Harney.

A 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 4.7, Harney is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Harney County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Harney, 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 Harney 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, Harney is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 84.6 physicians per capita, Harney trails the national average by 61.6 percent. Harney 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 Harney is 78.1 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Harney -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Harney's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Harney County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	84.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Harney County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Harney, 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 Harney 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 3.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Harney are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Harney is $4,288 , which is 18.4 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Harney indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 18.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 37.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Harney County, OR
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	118
Housing Index	63
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	113

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Harney County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Harney. 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 Harney is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Harney 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 215 days each year in Harney, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Harney tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Harney is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $38,883 per year, the population of Harney earns a lower than average median household income. Harney has an unemployment rate of 17.40 percent, roughly 91.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.89 percent of the population in Harney is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 51.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Harney	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	13.9	18.8
Places of Worship	210.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	180.3	97.7
Pharmacies	13.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65