In-Home Care Services in Pinal County, Arizona

CaringScore for Pinal County, AZ

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 Pinal 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 Pinal.

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 4.1, Pinal rates below average for those seeking in-home care services.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pinal County, AZ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Pinal, 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 Pinal 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 3.1, Pinal 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 46.2 physicians per capita, Pinal trails the national average by 79.0 percent. Pinal trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 76.9 percent, with 0.3, and scores 87.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pinal is 78 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Pinal -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 21.7 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pinal's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Pinal County, AZ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	46.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0.3	1.3
Cardiologists	1.1	7.7
Oncologists	0.5	3.5
Orthopedists	0.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pinal County, AZ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Pinal, 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 Pinal is based on data such as the average monthly cost of in-home care services in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.5, Pinal is on par with the national average for in-home care services.

The average monthly cost for in-home care services in Pinal is $3,337 , which is generally on par with the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pinal indexes at 5.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 27.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pinal County, AZ
Aggregate Index	95
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	73
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	107

In-Home Care Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for Pinal County, AZ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for in-home care services in Pinal. 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 Pinal is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.9, Pinal 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 292 days each year in Pinal, 42.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 37°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Pinal than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 104°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Pinal is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $50,233 per year, the population of Pinal earns a median household income on par with the national average. Pinal has an unemployment rate of 11.20 percent, roughly 23.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.63 percent of the population in Pinal is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pinal	Nat'l Avg
Parks	18	136.1
Libraries	4.4	18.8
Places of Worship	87.9	220.5
Public Transit	739.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	42.1	97.7
Pharmacies	4.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65