In-Home Care Services in Bartow County, Georgia

CaringScore for Bartow County, GA

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for in-home care services in Bartow 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 in-home care services in Bartow.

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, Bartow is on par with the national average for those seeking in-home care services.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bartow County, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Bartow, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for in-home care services. The HealthScore for Bartow 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, Bartow rates below average for those seeking in-home care services.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 101 physicians per capita, Bartow trails the national average by 54.2 percent. Bartow trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 23.1 percent, with 1, and scores 42.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bartow is 75.1 years -- 3.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Bartow -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 24.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bartow's environmental health -- is 32.7 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Bartow County, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	101	220.5
Geriatricians	1	1.3
Cardiologists	1	7.7
Oncologists	3.1	3.5
Orthopedists	6.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bartow County, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Bartow, 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 in-home care services. The CostScore for Bartow is based on data such as the average monthly cost of in-home care services in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.9, the costs associated with in-home care services in Bartow are generally less expensive than the national average.

The average monthly cost for in-home care services in Bartow is $3,381 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bartow indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 20.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bartow County, GA
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	80
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	88
Transportation Index	99

In-Home Care Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Bartow County, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Bartow. 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 in-home care services. The LivabilityScore for Bartow is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.2, Bartow rates below average for in-home care services.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for in-home care services. The sun shines an average of 216 days each year in Bartow, 5.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Bartow than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Bartow is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $50,126 per year, the population of Bartow earns a median household income on par with the national average. Bartow has an unemployment rate of 11.00 percent, roughly 20.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 10.46 percent of the population in Bartow is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 20.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bartow	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	3.1	18.8
Places of Worship	110.5	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	82.2	97.7
Pharmacies	7.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65