Home Health Agencies in Spearfish, South Dakota

CaringScore for Spearfish, SD

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 Spearfish 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 Spearfish.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Spearfish, SD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Spearfish, 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 Spearfish 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 6, Spearfish rates above average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 156.6 physicians per capita, Spearfish trails the national average by 29.0 percent. Spearfish trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 56.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Spearfish is 79.2 years -- 1.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Spearfish -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 15.7 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Spearfish's environmental health -- is 32.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Spearfish, SD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	156.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	8.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Spearfish, SD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Spearfish, 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 Spearfish 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 5.7, the costs associated with home health agencies in Spearfish are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Spearfish is $3,813 , which is 5.2 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Spearfish indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 18.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Spearfish, SD
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	82
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	93

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Spearfish, SD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Spearfish. 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 Spearfish is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.9, Spearfish 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 227 days each year in Spearfish, 10.7 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 13°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Spearfish than in 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 Spearfish is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $35,631 per year, the population of Spearfish earns a lower than average median household income. Spearfish has an unemployment rate of 5.20 percent, roughly 42.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.45 percent of the population in Spearfish is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 47.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Spearfish	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	16.8	18.8
Places of Worship	151.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	120.8	97.7
Pharmacies	50.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65