There are 20 nursing homes serving Chester, Connecticut. This includes 2 in Chester and 18 nearby. Nursing home care costs in Connecticut range from about $266 up to $550 per day, with a median expenditure running about $390. The per month cost averages around $11,700 and ranges between $7,980 and $16,500. Yearly, the average cost is about $142,168, which is over the national average of $77,380.
Nursing home care costs in Chester, CT range from around $350 per day up to $476 per day, with a median cost of approximately $440 per day. That equates to a yearly cost of about $160,600.
Chester is a municipality in Middlesex County in Connecticut. It is part of the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro statistical area. Though the surrounding statistical area includes 990,086 residents, there are only 3,994 living within the city. The 55+ community makes up about 38% of the overall population.
Chester has an exceptional SeniorScore™ of 80. The mean housing price in the city is $472,500, which is somewhat higher than the state average of $456,000. Chester also has a moderate unemployment rate of about 5.77%. The city's mean household income is $80,000 ($40,000 per person), vs the average of $79,000 for the state of Connecticut.
Chester has moderate average temperatures, with moderate winters and pleasant summers. The area gets high levels of rain annually. Chester has good water quality ratings and subpar air quality ratings in comparison to other cities in the United States.