There are 9 residential care homes serving Chicago, Illinois. This includes 5 in Chicago and 4 nearby. Senior board and care costs in Illinois range from about $26 to $163 per day, with a median expense running around $95. The per month expense averages roughly $2,854 and ranges between $786 and $4,875. On a yearly basis, the mean cost is about $34,241, which is above the national average of $31,500.
Costs for residential care in Chicago typically range between $2,243 per month and $6,863 per month. The average cost is around $3,671 per month, or about $44,055 yearly.
Chicago is a major city in Cook County, Illinois. It is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro statistical area. With 2,680,484 inhabitants living inside the city itself and 6,987,494 in the surrounding metropolitan area, it is the largest city in Illinois. Those who are 55 and over compose 20% of the community.
Chicago has an average SeniorScore™ of 61. The city's mean household income is $48,000 ($28,000 per person), compared to the average of $54,000 for the state of Illinois. The mean home price in Chicago is $262,500, which is somewhat higher than the Illinois average of $187,500. The city also has a high unemployment rate of approximately 12.95%.
Chicago has extreme average temperatures, with medium winters and calm summers. The area gets average amounts of precipitation each year. In comparison to other cities in the United States, Chicago has moderate water quality, very poor air quality, and a very high rate of crime.