There are 19 respite care facilities serving New Castle, Pennsylvania. This includes 12 facilities in New Castle and 7 nearby. Short term respite care costs in Pennsylvania range from about $232 up to $653 daily, with a mean expenditure running about $394. The monthly expense averages around $11,832 and ranges between $6,960 and $19,575. Annually, the mean cost is about $99,196, which is higher than the nationwide average of $77,380.
Located in Lawrence County, New Castle is a mid-size city in the State of Pennsylvania. While the encompassing statistical area contains 1,546,595 people, there are 55,245 living in the city. Residents over 55 represent about 34% of the total population.
New Castle has a good SeniorScore™ of 75. The city has a mean per capita income of $22,000 and a mean household income is $42,000 (the Pennsylvania state average is $51,000). The mean home price in New Castle is $70,500, which is significantly lower than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000. New Castle also has an average unemployment rate of about 7.89%.
New Castle has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area receives average amounts of precipitation annually. New Castle has better than average air quality, better than average water quality ratings, and a higher than average rate of crime in relation to other cities.