There are 17 independent living communities serving Arlington Heights, Illinois. This includes 5 communities in Arlington Heights and 12 nearby. The costs per day for independent living in Illinois range from $19 to $119, with an average expense running approximately $70. The monthly expense averages roughly $2,092 and ranges between $576 and $3,575. Yearly, the mean cost is about $25,109, which is greater than the nationwide average of $23,100.
Independent living costs in Arlington Heights range from about $1,645 per month to $5,033 per month, with an average cost of around $2,692 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of about $32,307.
Arlington Heights is a medium-sized city in Cook County in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metropolitan statistical area. While the encompassing metropolitan area is home to 6,987,494 people, there are 79,890 living inside the city. Approximately 29% of the population are over 55.
Arlington Heights has a good SeniorScore™ of 74. The median home price in the city is $313,500, which is significantly higher than the Illinois average of $187,500. Arlington Heights has an average unemployment rate of about 6.11%. The city's median household income is $77,000 ($41,000 per person), compared to an average of $54,000 for the entire state of Illinois.
Arlington Heights has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets low levels of rain each year. Arlington Heights has very poor air quality, average water quality, and a very low crime rate in relation to other cities.