There are 18 nursing homes serving Petal, Mississippi. This includes 2 in Petal and 16 nearby. The costs per day of nursing home care in Mississippi range from $152 to $276, with a median expense running around $204. The per month expense averages about $6,120 and ranges between $4,560 and $8,280. On an annual basis, the median cost is about $74,460, which is under the nationwide average of $77,380.
Costs of nursing home care in Petal, MS generally range between $210 per day and $225 per day. The median cost is about $225 per day, or around $82,125 per year.
Petal is a small city in the State of Mississippi. It is located within Forrest County and is included in the Hattiesburg metropolitan statistical area. While the city itself includes 21,386 inhabitants, the encompassing area contains a populace of 110,384. Approximately 23% of the local populace are over the age of 55.
Petal has an above average SeniorScore™ of 73. The city has a median per capita income of $23,000 and a median household income is $51,000 (the Mississippi state average is $34,000). The median home price in Petal is $195,000, which is more than the state average of $114,000. The city has a moderate unemployment rate of around 5.64%.
Petal has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The city gets very heavy levels of precipitation annually. Petal has below average air quality and a very low crime rate compared to other American cities.