Home Health Agencies in New Castle, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for New Castle, 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 New Castle 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 New Castle.

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 4.9, New Castle 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 New Castle. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Castle, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Castle, 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 New Castle 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 4.7, New Castle 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 126.8 physicians per capita, New Castle trails the national average by 42.5 percent. New Castle trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 36.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Castle is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in New Castle -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Castle's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Castle, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	126.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	5.6	7.7
Oncologists	1.1	3.5
Orthopedists	4.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Castle, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Castle, 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 New Castle 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 New Castle are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in New Castle is $3,838 , which is 5.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Castle indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 73.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Castle, PA
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	27
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	107
Transportation Index	104

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for New Castle, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Castle. 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 New Castle is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, New Castle rates below 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 161 days each year in New Castle, 21.5 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in New Castle tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in New Castle 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 $30,345 per year, the population of New Castle earns a lower than average median household income. New Castle has an unemployment rate of 9.80 percent, roughly 7.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.48 percent of the population in New Castle is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 48.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Castle	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.6	136.1
Libraries	3.3	18.8
Places of Worship	161.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	204.8	97.7
Pharmacies	41.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65