There are 19 nursing homes serving Whiting, Indiana. This includes 1 in Whiting and 18 nearby. The average cost / day for nursing home care in Indiana is approximately $199, with costs running between $124 and $400 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $5,970, with costs ranging from around $3,720 to $12,000. The average yearly cost is $72,635, which is under the US average of $77,380.
The cost for nursing home care in Whiting typically ranges from about $145 per day to $445 per day. The median cost is around $253 per day, or about $92,163 annually.
Whiting is a small city in Lake County within the State of Indiana. It is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro area. While the surrounding metropolitan area is home to 567,826 residents, there are 12,258 living inside the city itself. 26% of the local residents are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Whiting is 71. The median housing price in the city is $166,500, which is relatively higher than the Indiana average of $163,500. Whiting has a high unemployment rate of roughly 10.02%. The city's median household income is $46,000 ($23,000 per capita), versus an average of $49,000 for the whole of Indiana.
Whiting has medium average temperatures, with medium winters and pleasant summers. The city gets average levels of precipitation each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Whiting has average water quality, very low air quality, and a very low crime rate.