There are 20 nursing homes serving Sterling, Illinois. This includes 5 in Sterling and 15 nearby. The median cost / day of nursing home care in Illinois is approximately $170, with costs running between $115 and $375 daily. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $5,100, with costs ranging from around $3,450 up to $11,250. The median annual cost is $62,050, which is under the national average of $77,380.
Located within Whiteside County, Sterling is a small city in Illinois. The encompassing metro area includes 1,300,421 inhabitants, but there are 21,934 living in the city limits. The 55+ community currently makes up approximately 30% of the overall population.
The SeniorScore™ for Sterling is 64. The mean housing price in the city is $142,500, which is somewhat less than the state average of $187,500. Sterling also has an average unemployment rate of approximately 8.55%. The city's mean household income is $46,000 ($24,000 on a per capita basis), compared to an average of $54,000 for the entire state of Illinois.
Sterling has extreme mean temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The city gets low amounts of precipitation each year. In comparison to similarly-sized cities, Sterling has very low air quality ratings and a low crime rate.