Home Health Agencies in New Ulm, Minnesota

CaringScore for New Ulm, MN

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 Ulm 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 Ulm.

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 5.6, New Ulm 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 Ulm. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Ulm, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Ulm, 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 Ulm 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 5.7, New Ulm 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 166.6 physicians per capita, New Ulm trails the national average by 24.4 percent. New Ulm trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 60.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Ulm is 79.7 years -- 2.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in New Ulm -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 8.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Ulm's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Ulm, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	166.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	7.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Ulm, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Ulm, 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 Ulm 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 4.7, New Ulm is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in New Ulm is $3,909 , which is 7.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Ulm indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 30.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Ulm, MN
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	70
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	105

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for New Ulm, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in New Ulm. 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 Ulm is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.5, New Ulm 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 198 days each year in New Ulm, 3.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in New Ulm than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Ulm is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $50,826 per year, the population of New Ulm earns a median household income on par with the national average. New Ulm has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 18.25 percent of the population in New Ulm is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 38.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Ulm	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.2	136.1
Libraries	19.4	18.8
Places of Worship	148.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	93.5	97.7
Pharmacies	7.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65