Home Health Agencies in Mckean County, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Mckean County, PA

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 Mckean 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 Mckean.

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 5.7, Mckean 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 Mckean. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mckean County, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mckean, 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 Mckean 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 5.9, Mckean rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 141 physicians per capita, Mckean trails the national average by 36.1 percent. Mckean trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 40.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mckean is 77.1 years -- 1.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mckean -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mckean's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mckean County, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	141	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.3	7.7
Oncologists	4.6	3.5
Orthopedists	4.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mckean County, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mckean, 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 Mckean 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 5.5, Mckean is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Mckean is $3,838 , which is 5.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mckean indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 56.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mckean County, PA
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	44
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	102

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Mckean County, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mckean. 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 Mckean is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Mckean 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 158 days each year in Mckean, 22.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Mckean than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 78°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Mckean is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $40,960 per year, the population of Mckean earns a lower than average median household income. Mckean has an unemployment rate of 8.80 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 17.58 percent of the population in Mckean is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 33.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mckean	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7	136.1
Libraries	13.9	18.8
Places of Worship	180.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	43.9	97.7
Pharmacies	32.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65