There are 8 residential care homes serving Augusta, Georgia. This includes 5 in Augusta and 3 nearby. The daily costs of senior board and care in Georgia range from $21 to $199, with a mean expense running about $62. The monthly expense averages around $1,875 and ranges between $638 and $5,963. Yearly, the median cost is about $22,500, which is below the US average of $31,500.
Residential care costs in Augusta typically range from about $713 per month up to $3,859 per month, with a median cost of approximately $1,650 per month. This equates to an annual cost of about $19,800.
Augusta is a mid size city in Richmond County in the State of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan area. It is the fifth largest city in Georgia. Though the city itself includes 202,193 residents, the encompassing statistical area has a total population of 284,355. The 55+ community currently comprises 23% of the total population.
Augusta has a good SeniorScore™ of 76. The mean housing price in the city is $72,000, which is lower than the state average of $163,500. Augusta also has a high unemployment rate of around 10.66%. The city's mean household income is $42,000 ($23,000 per person), in comparison to the average of $41,000 for the entire state of Georgia.
Augusta has ideal average temperatures, with very mild winters and very warm summers. The area receives high levels of precipitation annually. Augusta has average air quality when compared to other cities in the United States.