There are 19 hospice facilities serving Mesquite, Texas. This includes 7 facilities in Mesquite and 12 nearby. Hospice costs in Texas range from about $111 up to $200 per day, with a mean cost running about $153. The monthly cost averages around $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. On a yearly basis, the average cost is around $55,080, which is the same as the nationwide average of $55,080.
Mesquite is a medium-sized city in Dallas County in Texas. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The encompassing metro area includes 5,016,388 inhabitants, but there are 140,703 living within the city itself. The senior community currently represents approximately 17% of the overall population.
The SeniorScore™ for Mesquite is 73. The mean housing price in the city is $105,000, which is lower than the state average of $142,500. Mesquite also has a moderate unemployment rate of around 7.27%. The city's mean household income is $52,000 ($21,000 per person), versus an average of $47,000 for the state of Texas.
Mesquite has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The city gets average amounts of rain each year. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Mesquite has a moderate rate of crime and very poor air quality.