There are 20 independent living communities serving Paxton, Illinois. This includes 1 community in Paxton and 19 nearby. The costs per day of independent living in Illinois range from $19 up to $119, with an average expenditure running around $70. The monthly expense averages roughly $2,092 and ranges between $576 and $3,575. On a yearly basis, the median cost is about $25,109, which is above the national average of $23,100.
The cost of independent living in Paxton, IL typically ranges from around $703 per month to $5,412 per month. The median cost is about $1,843 per month, or about $22,110 per year.
Located in Ford County, Paxton is a small city in Illinois. It is part of the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan statistical area. Though the city is home to 5,615 residents, the encompassing metropolitan area has a population of 163,802. People over 55 compose about 30% of the population.
Paxton has a medium SeniorScore™ of 69. The city has a median per capita income of $25,000. The median household income is $53,000 compared to the average of $54,000 for the entire state of Illinois. The current unemployment rate is roughly 7.57% and the median home price is $144,000, which is less than the state average of $187,500.
Paxton has extreme mean temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets average amounts of precipitation annually. Paxton has an average crime rate and below average air quality ratings in relation to other American cities.