Home Health Agencies in New Kingstown, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for New Kingstown, 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 Kingstown 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 Kingstown.

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 6.3, New Kingstown 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 New Kingstown. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Kingstown, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Kingstown, 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 Kingstown 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 6.9, New Kingstown 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 257 physicians per capita, New Kingstown scores 16.6 percent better than the national average. New Kingstown scores 100.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.6, and scores 43.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 27.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Kingstown is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in New Kingstown -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 95.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Kingstown's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Kingstown, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	257	220.5
Geriatricians	2.6	1.3
Cardiologists	11.6	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Kingstown, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Kingstown, 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 Kingstown 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 5.3, New Kingstown is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in New Kingstown is $3,670 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Kingstown indexes at 6.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 111 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	New Kingstown, PA
Aggregate Index	106
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	111
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	117
Transportation Index	105

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for New Kingstown, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Kingstown. 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 Kingstown is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.9, New Kingstown 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 196 days each year in New Kingstown, 4.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in New Kingstown tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Kingstown is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $70,704 per year, the population of New Kingstown earns a better than average median household income. New Kingstown has an unemployment rate of 6.70 percent, roughly 26.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.88 percent of the population in New Kingstown is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 28.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Kingstown	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2	136.1
Libraries	3.5	18.8
Places of Worship	115.6	220.5
Public Transit	87.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	289.9	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65