There are 3 hospice facilities serving Hays, Kansas. This includes 2 facilities in Hays and 1 nearby. The average cost / day of hospice care in Kansas is about $153, with costs running between $111 and $200 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $4,590, with costs ranging from about $3,330 to $6,000. The average yearly cost is $55,080, which is the same as the US average of $55,080.
Hays is a small city in Ellis County, Kansas. Though the city itself has 23,797 people, the encompassing metropolitan area contains a total population of 689,363. The 55-and-over community currently comprises around 23% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Hays is 72. The city has an average per capita income of $25,000. The median household income is $43,000 versus an average of $48,000 for the whole of Kansas. The current unemployment rate is around 4.02% and the median housing price is $223,500, which is significantly higher than the Kansas average of $127,500.
Hays has tolerable average temperatures, with cold winters and balmy summers. The city gets ideal levels of rain each year. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Hays has poor air quality and an average crime rate.