Home Health Agencies in Wayne County, Utah

CaringScore for Wayne County, UT

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 Wayne 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 Wayne.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wayne County, UT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wayne, 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 Wayne 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 4.1, Wayne 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 83.3 physicians per capita, Wayne trails the national average by 62.2 percent. Wayne 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 Wayne is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Wayne -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Wayne's environmental health -- trails the national average by 49.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Wayne County, UT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	83.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wayne County, UT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wayne, 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 Wayne 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 5.3, Wayne is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Wayne is $4,099 , which is 13.1 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wayne indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 18.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wayne County, UT
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	92
Housing Index	82
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	82
Transportation Index	98

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Wayne County, UT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wayne. 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 Wayne is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 8.3, Wayne 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 252 days each year in Wayne, 22.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Wayne than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 88°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Wayne is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $42,664 per year, the population of Wayne earns a lower than average median household income. Wayne has an unemployment rate of 13.00 percent, roughly 42.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.43 percent of the population in Wayne is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Wayne	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	154	18.8
Places of Worship	398.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	192.5	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65