Home Health Agencies in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

CaringScore for Yellow Medicine County, 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 Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine.

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 5.4, Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Yellow Medicine County, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Yellow Medicine, 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 Yellow Medicine 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, Yellow Medicine 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 89.1 physicians per capita, Yellow Medicine trails the national average by 59.6 percent. Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Yellow Medicine -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Yellow Medicine's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Yellow Medicine County, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	89.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Yellow Medicine County, MN

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

The average monthly cost for home health agencies in Yellow Medicine is $3,909 , which is 7.9 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Yellow Medicine indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 44.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Yellow Medicine County, MN
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	56
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	104
Transportation Index	104

Home Health Agencies Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Yellow Medicine County, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for home health agencies in Yellow Medicine. 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 Yellow Medicine is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.5, Yellow Medicine 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 206 days each year in Yellow Medicine, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 3°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Yellow Medicine than in 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 Yellow Medicine is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $46,788 per year, the population of Yellow Medicine earns a lower than average median household income. Yellow Medicine has an unemployment rate of 6.90 percent, roughly 24.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 21.61 percent of the population in Yellow Medicine is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 64.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Yellow Medicine	Nat'l Avg
Parks	21.3	136.1
Libraries	30	18.8
Places of Worship	288.8	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	109.9	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65