There are 16 memory care communities serving Decatur, Georgia. This includes 15 communities in Decatur and 1 nearby. Memory care costs in Georgia range from about $41 up to $384 per day, with a mean expense running approximately $121. The monthly cost averages around $3,625 and ranges between $1,232 and $11,527. Yearly, the average cost is about $43,500, which is below the US average of $60,900.
Costs for Alzheimers care in Decatur, GA generally range between $1,155 per month and $9,075 per month. The median cost is about $5,049 per month, or around $60,588 annually.
Located within DeKalb County, Decatur is a medium sized city in the State of Georgia. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area. It is the seventh biggest city in the state. The surrounding statistical area has 4,265,707 inhabitants, but there are 167,967 within the city itself. The senior community currently comprises about 23% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Decatur is 74. The median housing price in the city is $145,500, which is lower than the Georgia average of $163,500. Decatur also has a high unemployment rate of around 15.52%. The city's median household income is $50,000 ($26,000 on a per capita basis), versus an average of $41,000 for the entire state of Georgia.
Decatur has mild mean temperatures, with very mild winters and temperate summers. The city gets very high levels of rainfall annually. Decatur has a lower than average crime rate and very poor air quality ratings in relation to similarly-sized cities.