Home Health Agencies in Lamb County, Texas

CaringScore for Lamb County, TX

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 Lamb 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 Lamb.

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 5.4, Lamb 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 Lamb. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Lamb County, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Lamb, 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 Lamb 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 3, Lamb 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 27.1 physicians per capita, Lamb trails the national average by 87.7 percent. Lamb 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 Lamb is 75.4 years -- 3.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Lamb -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Lamb's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Lamb County, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	27.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Lamb County, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Lamb, 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 Lamb 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 7.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Lamb are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Lamb is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Lamb indexes at 26.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 74.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Lamb County, TX
Aggregate Index	74
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	26
Food Index	88
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	95

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Lamb County, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Lamb. 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 Lamb is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Lamb 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 262 days each year in Lamb, 27.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Lamb tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Lamb is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $33,705 per year, the population of Lamb earns a lower than average median household income. Lamb has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.39 percent of the population in Lamb is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 32.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Lamb	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	21.4	18.8
Places of Worship	299.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	92.8	97.7
Pharmacies	28.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65