There are 20 independent living communities serving Wheaton, Illinois. This includes 2 communities in Wheaton and 18 nearby. The median cost / day of independent living in Illinois is about $70, with costs running between $19 and $119 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $2,092, with costs ranging from around $576 to $3,575. The median yearly cost is $25,109, which is above the US average of $23,100.
Independent living costs in Wheaton can range from about $1,645 per month to $5,033 per month, with a median cost of approximately $2,692 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of $32,307.
Wheaton is a medium-sized city in DuPage County, Illinois. It is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro statistical area. It has a total population of 59,488, with 6,987,494 people in the encompassing statistical area. People over 55 make up 25% of the total community.
The SeniorScore™ for Wheaton is 78. The city's mean household income is $88,000 ($43,000 on a per capita basis), versus an average of $54,000 for the entire state of Illinois. The mean home price in Wheaton is $520,500, which is significantly higher than the Illinois average of $187,500. Wheaton also has a moderate unemployment rate of around 6.43%.
Wheaton has harsh mean temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area receives average levels of precipitation annually. Wheaton has an exceptionally low crime rate, average water quality, and average air quality ratings in relation to other cities.