Home Health Agencies in Pope County, Arkansas

CaringScore for Pope County, AR

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 Pope 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 Pope.

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, Pope 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 Pope. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pope County, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pope, 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 Pope 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 5.4, Pope is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 144.3 physicians per capita, Pope trails the national average by 34.6 percent. Pope trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 57.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pope is 77.1 years -- 1.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Pope -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pope's environmental health -- is 65.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Pope County, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	144.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	1.6	7.7
Oncologists	1.6	3.5
Orthopedists	4.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pope County, AR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pope, 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 Pope 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 8.7, the costs associated with home health agencies in Pope are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Pope is $3,003 , which is 17.1 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pope indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 14.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 48.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pope County, AR
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	86
Housing Index	52
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	91

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Pope County, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Pope. 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 Pope is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.4, Pope 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 219 days each year in Pope, 6.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 27°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Pope than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Pope is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $39,079 per year, the population of Pope earns a lower than average median household income. Pope has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.70 percent of the population in Pope is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 11.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pope	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.7	136.1
Libraries	8.3	18.8
Places of Worship	233.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	96.7	97.7
Pharmacies	21.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65