Home Health Agencies in Pleasants County, West Virginia

CaringScore for Pleasants County, WV

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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants.

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 5.3, Pleasants 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 Pleasants. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pleasants County, WV

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pleasants, 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 Pleasants 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 3.1, Pleasants rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 40.5 physicians per capita, Pleasants trails the national average by 81.6 percent. Pleasants trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pleasants is 76.2 years -- 2.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Pleasants -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pleasants's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Pleasants County, WV	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	40.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pleasants County, WV

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pleasants, 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 Pleasants 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 7.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Pleasants are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Pleasants is $3,337 , which is 7.9 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pleasants indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 52.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pleasants County, WV
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	48
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	99

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Pleasants County, WV

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pleasants. 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 Pleasants is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.9, Pleasants 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 174 days each year in Pleasants, 15.1 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Pleasants 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 in Pleasants is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $43,898 per year, the population of Pleasants earns a lower than average median household income. Pleasants has an unemployment rate of 11.50 percent, roughly 26.4 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.64 percent of the population in Pleasants is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 18.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pleasants	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	14.1	18.8
Places of Worship	359.3	220.5
Public Transit	78.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	56.3	97.7
Pharmacies	28.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65