There are 19 independent living communities serving Elmhurst, Illinois. This includes 3 communities in Elmhurst and 16 nearby. The mean cost / day of independent living in Illinois is around $70, with costs ranging between $19 and $119 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to a mean cost of $2,092, with costs ranging from about $576 to $3,575. The mean yearly cost is $25,109, which is higher than the national average of $23,100.
Independent living costs in Elmhurst can range from around $1,645 per month to $5,033 per month, with a median cost of around $2,692 per month. That equates to an annual cost of around $32,307.
Elmhurst is a small city in DuPage County, Illinois. It is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metropolitan statistical area. Though the city has 46,371 residents, the surrounding metropolitan area has a total population of 6,987,494. The 55+ community currently comprises 26% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Elmhurst is 73. The city's median household income is $87,000 ($43,000 on a per capita basis), vs the average of $54,000 for the whole of Illinois. The median home price in Elmhurst is $547,500, which is much more than the state average of $187,500. The city also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 6.2%.
Elmhurst has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The area gets low amounts of rainfall annually. Elmhurst has a very low crime rate, average water quality, and average air quality in relation to similarly-sized cities.