Home Health Agencies in Mount Olive, North Carolina

CaringScore for Mount Olive, NC

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 Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive.

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 5.2, Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mount Olive, NC

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive 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 4.9, Mount Olive 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 161.4 physicians per capita, Mount Olive trails the national average by 26.8 percent. Mount Olive scores 169.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.5, and scores 28.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mount Olive is 74.7 years -- 4.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mount Olive -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 34.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mount Olive's environmental health -- is 27.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mount Olive, NC	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	161.4	220.5
Geriatricians	3.5	1.3
Cardiologists	1.7	7.7
Oncologists	2.6	3.5
Orthopedists	6.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mount Olive, NC

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive 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 5.7, the costs associated with home health agencies in Mount Olive are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Mount Olive is $3,337 , which is 7.9 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mount Olive indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 45.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mount Olive, NC
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	55
Food Index	106
Utilities Index	111
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Mount Olive, NC

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Mount Olive. 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 Mount Olive is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.9, Mount Olive is on par with the national 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 220 days each year in Mount Olive, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 32°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Mount Olive than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Mount Olive is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $32,522 per year, the population of Mount Olive earns a lower than average median household income. Mount Olive has an unemployment rate of 8.20 percent, roughly 9.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 18.18 percent of the population in Mount Olive is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 38.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mount Olive	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.3	136.1
Libraries	4.4	18.8
Places of Worship	128.8	220.5
Public Transit	17.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	300.2	97.7
Pharmacies	46.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65