Home Health Agencies in Temple Hills, Maryland

CaringScore for Temple Hills, MD

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 Temple Hills 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 Temple Hills.

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 4.4, Temple Hills rates below average for those seeking home health agencies.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Temple Hills. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Temple Hills, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Temple Hills, 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 Temple Hills 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, Temple Hills 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 141.8 physicians per capita, Temple Hills trails the national average by 35.7 percent. Temple Hills scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 33.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Temple Hills is 76.5 years -- 1.8 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Temple Hills -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 83.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Temple Hills's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Temple Hills, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	141.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	4.9	7.7
Oncologists	1.5	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Temple Hills, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Temple Hills, 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 Temple Hills is based on data such as the average monthly cost of home health agencies in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 4.2, the costs associated with home health agencies in Temple Hills are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Temple Hills is $3,813 , which is 5.2 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Temple Hills indexes at 18.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 53.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Temple Hills, MD
Aggregate Index	118
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	153
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	107

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Temple Hills, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Temple Hills. 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 Temple Hills is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Temple Hills 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 205 days each year in Temple Hills, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Temple Hills than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Temple Hills is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $55,978 per year, the population of Temple Hills earns a median household income on par with the national average. Temple Hills has an unemployment rate of 6.80 percent, roughly 25.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 7.03 percent of the population in Temple Hills is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 46.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Temple Hills	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.8	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	55.2	220.5
Public Transit	1470.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	410.6	97.7
Pharmacies	89.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65