Home Health Agencies in Little Silver, New Jersey

CaringScore for Little Silver, NJ

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 Little Silver 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 Little Silver.

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 5.9, Little Silver 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 Little Silver. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Little Silver, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Little Silver, 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 Little Silver 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 7.1, Little Silver 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 320.7 physicians per capita, Little Silver scores 45.4 percent better than the national average. Little Silver scores 153.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.3, and scores 64.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 32.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Little Silver is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Little Silver -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 86.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Little Silver's environmental health -- trails the national average by 70.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Little Silver, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	320.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.3	1.3
Cardiologists	12.2	7.7
Oncologists	5.9	3.5
Orthopedists	10.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Little Silver, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Little Silver, 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 Little Silver 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 3.1, the costs associated with home health agencies in Little Silver are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Little Silver is $3,909 , which is 7.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Little Silver indexes at 77.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 238.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Little Silver, NJ
Aggregate Index	177
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	338
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	128
Transportation Index	101

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Little Silver, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Little Silver. 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 Little Silver is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 8, Little Silver 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 209 days each year in Little Silver, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Little Silver than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Little Silver is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $119,439 per year, the population of Little Silver earns a better than average median household income. Little Silver has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 16.41 percent of the population in Little Silver is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Little Silver	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.3	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	49.6	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	66.6	97.7
Pharmacies	49.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65