Home Health Agencies in Welcome, Minnesota

CaringScore for Welcome, MN

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 Welcome 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 Welcome.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Welcome, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Welcome, 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 Welcome 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 6.6, Welcome 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 195.9 physicians per capita, Welcome trails the national average by 11.2 percent. Welcome trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 24.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 14.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Welcome is 79.7 years -- 2.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Welcome -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Welcome's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Welcome, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	195.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	14.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Welcome, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Welcome, 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 Welcome 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 4.8, Welcome is on par with the national average for home health agencies.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Welcome is $3,909 , which is 7.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Welcome indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 63.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Welcome, MN
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	37
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	104

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Welcome, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Welcome. 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 Welcome is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.6, Welcome 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 198 days each year in Welcome, 3.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 5°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Welcome than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Welcome is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $41,725 per year, the population of Welcome earns a lower than average median household income. Welcome has an unemployment rate of 7.50 percent, roughly 17.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.82 percent of the population in Welcome is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 35.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Welcome	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	24.7	18.8
Places of Worship	252.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	151.8	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65