There are 20 memory care communities serving Scranton, Pennsylvania. This includes 10 communities in Scranton and 10 nearby. The costs per day of dementia care in Pennsylvania range from $45 to $371, with a mean expense running around $159. The monthly expense averages about $4,756 and ranges between $1,341 and $11,131. On a yearly basis, the median cost is about $57,072, which is less than the nationwide average of $60,900.
Dementia care costs in Scranton range from around $2,252 per month up to $8,613 per month, with an average cost of about $4,950 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of about $59,400.
Scranton is a mid size city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is included in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. The surrounding area includes 447,866 residents, but there are 100,355 residing in the city limits. About 29% of the population are over the age of 55.
Scranton has a good SeniorScore™ of 73. The city has a mean per capita income of $21,000. The median household income is $38,000 in comparison to an average of $51,000 for the entire state of Pennsylvania. The current unemployment rate is roughly 7.24% and the median home price is $93,000, which is less than the state average of $213,000.
Scranton has harsh mean temperatures, with moderate winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets low levels of precipitation annually. Scranton has an average crime rate and very low air quality in relation to similarly-sized cities.