Home Health Agencies in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills 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 Penn Hills.

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 6.1, Penn Hills 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 Penn Hills. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Penn Hills, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills 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 8.3, Penn Hills 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 380.7 physicians per capita, Penn Hills scores 72.7 percent better than the national average. Penn Hills scores 161.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.4, and scores 122.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 43.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Penn Hills is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Penn Hills -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 92.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Penn Hills's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Penn Hills, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	380.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.4	1.3
Cardiologists	19.9	7.7
Oncologists	8.2	3.5
Orthopedists	11.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Penn Hills, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills 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, Penn Hills is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Penn Hills is $3,766 , which is 3.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Penn Hills indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Penn Hills, PA
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	51
Food Index	106
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	113

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Penn Hills, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Penn Hills. 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 Penn Hills is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.8, Penn Hills 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 162 days each year in Penn Hills, 21.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Penn Hills tend to be similar to 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 Penn Hills is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $46,575 per year, the population of Penn Hills earns a lower than average median household income. Penn Hills has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.40 percent of the population in Penn Hills is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 47.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Penn Hills	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.7	136.1
Libraries	6.1	18.8
Places of Worship	78.8	220.5
Public Transit	229.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	6.9	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65