Home Health Agencies in Wyandot County, Ohio

CaringScore for Wyandot County, OH

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 Wyandot 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 Wyandot.

A 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 5.1, Wyandot is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wyandot County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wyandot, 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 Wyandot 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 3.6, Wyandot 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 62.1 physicians per capita, Wyandot trails the national average by 71.8 percent. Wyandot 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 Wyandot is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Wyandot -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Wyandot's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Wyandot County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	62.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wyandot County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wyandot, 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 Wyandot 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 6.7, the costs associated with home health agencies in Wyandot are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Wyandot is $3,432 , which is 5.3 percent less expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wyandot indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 39.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wyandot County, OH
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	61
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	102
Transportation Index	99

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Wyandot County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Wyandot. 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 Wyandot is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.3, Wyandot 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 176 days each year in Wyandot, 14.1 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Wyandot tend to be similar to 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 Wyandot is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $47,921 per year, the population of Wyandot earns a lower than average median household income. Wyandot has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.12 percent of the population in Wyandot is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 22.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Wyandot	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.2	136.1
Libraries	13.4	18.8
Places of Worship	209.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	80.6	97.7
Pharmacies	13.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65