There are 20 nursing homes serving Blowing Rock, North Carolina. This includes 1 in Blowing Rock and 19 nearby. The average cost per day for nursing home care in North Carolina is $203, with costs running between $130 and $283 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a median expense of $6,090, with costs ranging from about $3,900 to $8,490. The average yearly cost is $73,913, which is under the nationwide average of $77,380.
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga County, North Carolina. The surrounding statistical area contains 2,068,612 inhabitants, but there are just 3,412 living in the city itself. Around 41% of the population are 55 and over.
The SeniorScore™ for Blowing Rock is 81. The city has an average per capita income of $34,000. The mean household income is $41,000 versus an average of $41,000 for the entire state of North Carolina. The current unemployment rate is about 6.3% and the mean housing price is $523,500, which is significantly more than the state average of $204,000.
Blowing Rock has harsh average temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets very high amounts of precipitation annually. Blowing Rock has excellent air quality ratings and a moderate rate of crime compared to other cities in the US.