There are 20 retirement homes serving El Cajon, California. This includes 6 in El Cajon and 14 nearby. Retirement home care costs in California range from around $18 to $165 per day, with a median cost running about $69. The monthly expense averages around $2,062 and ranges between $542 and $4,950. On an annual basis, the average cost is around $24,750, which is over the national average of $23,100.
The cost of retirement home living in El Cajon ranges from around $825 per month to $5,541 per month. The median cost is about $1,925 per month, or around $23,100 annually.
El Cajon is a medium sized city in San Diego County in California. Though the surrounding metro area has 20,301,672 residents, there are 165,433 living in the city limits. The senior community constitutes 23% of the overall population.
El Cajon has an above average SeniorScore™ of 70. The city has a median per capita income of $26,000 and a median household income is $58,000 (the California state average is $52,000). The current unemployment rate is around 10.95% and the median housing price is $325,500, which is relatively lower than the state average of $451,500.
El Cajon has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very warm summers. The city gets ideal amounts of precipitation annually. El Cajon has very low air quality ratings, very low water quality, and an average crime rate in relation to other American cities.