Home Health Agencies in Scurry County, Texas

CaringScore for Scurry County, TX

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 Scurry 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 Scurry.

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 5.6, Scurry 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 Scurry. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Scurry County, TX

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Scurry, 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 Scurry 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 4.3, Scurry 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 68.7 physicians per capita, Scurry trails the national average by 68.8 percent. Scurry 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 Scurry is 76.1 years -- 2.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Scurry -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Scurry's environmental health -- is 80.0 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Scurry County, TX	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	68.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Scurry County, TX

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Scurry, 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 Scurry 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 7.7, the costs associated with home health agencies in Scurry are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Scurry is $3,241 , which is 10.5 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Scurry indexes at 23.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 69.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Scurry County, TX
Aggregate Index	77
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	31
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	97

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Scurry County, TX

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Scurry. 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 Scurry is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.7, Scurry is on par with the national 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 255 days each year in Scurry, 24.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Scurry than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 96°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Scurry is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $45,158 per year, the population of Scurry earns a lower than average median household income. Scurry has an unemployment rate of 5.70 percent, roughly 37.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.54 percent of the population in Scurry is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 10.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Scurry	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	287.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	74.9	97.7
Pharmacies	25	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65