Home Health Agencies in Rice County, Kansas

CaringScore for Rice County, KS

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 Rice 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 Rice.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Rice County, KS

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Rice, 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 Rice 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 3.6, Rice 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 47.9 physicians per capita, Rice trails the national average by 78.3 percent. Rice 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 Rice is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Rice -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Rice's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Rice County, KS	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	47.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Rice County, KS

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Rice, 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 Rice 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 8.3, the costs associated with home health agencies in Rice are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Rice is $3,051 , which is 15.8 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Rice indexes at 23.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 65.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Rice County, KS
Aggregate Index	77
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	35
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Rice County, KS

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Rice. 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 Rice is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.8, Rice 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 225 days each year in Rice, 9.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Rice tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Rice is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $44,168 per year, the population of Rice earns a lower than average median household income. Rice has an unemployment rate of 4.90 percent, roughly 46.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.77 percent of the population in Rice is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 27.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Rice	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	50.5	18.8
Places of Worship	297.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	60.6	97.7
Pharmacies	20.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65