There are 24 residential care homes serving Bellingham, Washington. This includes 12 in Bellingham and 12 nearby. Residential care costs in Washington range from about $25 to $225 daily, with a mean cost running around $107. The monthly expense averages around $3,188 and ranges between $750 and $6,750. On a yearly basis, the mean cost is around $38,250, which is above the US average of $31,500.
Costs for residential care in Bellingham, WA typically range between $2,250 per month and $4,688 per month. The median cost is about $3,094 per month, or about $37,125 per year.
Bellingham is a medium-sized city in Washington. It is located in Whatcom County. Though the surrounding metro area includes 5,380,824 inhabitants, there are 117,728 within the city itself. Residents 55 and over constitute about 26% of the population.
Bellingham has an above average SeniorScore™ of 70. The city has a mean per capita income of $26,000 and a mean household income is $47,000 (the Washington state average is $51,000). The mean housing price in Bellingham is $264,000, which is less than the state average of $325,500. Bellingham also has a high unemployment rate of roughly 9.64%.
Bellingham has harsh mean temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets low levels of rain annually. In comparison to similarly-sized cities, Bellingham has very good air quality and a moderate rate of crime.