Home Health Agencies in Yates County, New York

CaringScore for Yates County, NY

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 Yates 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 Yates.

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 4.5, Yates 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 Yates. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Yates County, NY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Yates, 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 Yates 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 4.7, Yates is on par with the national average for those seeking home health agencies.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 88.5 physicians per capita, Yates trails the national average by 59.9 percent. Yates trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 79.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Yates is 78.8 years -- 1.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Yates -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Yates's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Yates County, NY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	88.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Yates County, NY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Yates, 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 Yates 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 3.8, the costs associated with home health agencies in Yates are generally more expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Yates is $4,004 , which is 10.5 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Yates is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 35.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Yates County, NY
Aggregate Index	100
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	65
Food Index	111
Utilities Index	131
Transportation Index	109

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Yates County, NY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Yates. 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 Yates is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Yates 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 164 days each year in Yates, 20.0 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Yates than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Yates is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $44,506 per year, the population of Yates earns a lower than average median household income. Yates has an unemployment rate of 7.30 percent, roughly 19.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.11 percent of the population in Yates is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 30.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Yates	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.8	136.1
Libraries	12.2	18.8
Places of Worship	195	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	117.9	97.7
Pharmacies	16.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65