Home Health Agencies in North Palm Beach, Florida

CaringScore for North Palm Beach, FL

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 North Palm Beach 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 North Palm Beach.

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 6.7, North Palm Beach 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 North Palm Beach. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for North Palm Beach, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in North Palm Beach, 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 North Palm Beach 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 7.4, North Palm Beach 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 264 physicians per capita, North Palm Beach scores 19.7 percent better than the national average. North Palm Beach scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 30. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in North Palm Beach is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in North Palm Beach -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of North Palm Beach's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	North Palm Beach, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	264	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	12.9	7.7
Oncologists	5.1	3.5
Orthopedists	10.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for North Palm Beach, FL

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in North Palm Beach is $3,051 , which is 15.8 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for North Palm Beach indexes at 18.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 44.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	North Palm Beach, FL
Aggregate Index	118
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	144
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	112

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for North Palm Beach, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in North Palm Beach. 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 North Palm Beach is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.9, North Palm Beach 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 236 days each year in North Palm Beach, 15.1 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 57°F in January, winters tend to be milder in North Palm Beach than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in North Palm Beach 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 $67,470 per year, the population of North Palm Beach earns a better than average median household income. North Palm Beach has an unemployment rate of 10.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 28.92 percent of the population in North Palm Beach is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 119.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	North Palm Beach	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4	136.1
Libraries	2.5	18.8
Places of Worship	42.2	220.5
Public Transit	616.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	83.3	97.7
Pharmacies	16.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65