There are 18 retirement homes serving Hershey, Pennsylvania. This includes 1 in Hershey and 17 nearby. The daily costs for retirment home living in Pennsylvania range from $17 up to $141, with an average cost running about $60. The per month cost averages about $1,804 and ranges between $508 and $4,222. Yearly, the mean cost is about $21,648, which is below the US average of $23,100.
Costs for retirement home care in Hershey, PA generally range between $495 per month and $3,713 per month. The median cost is approximately $2,376 per month, or around $28,512 yearly.
Hershey is a small city in Dauphin County in the State of Pennsylvania. It is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro statistical area. Though the city is home to 16,972 residents, the surrounding metropolitan area has a population of 478,580. About 26% of the residents are over the age of 55.
Hershey has a good SeniorScore™ of 75. The city has a median per capita income of $35,000. The mean household income is $59,000 vs an average of $51,000 for the state of Pennsylvania. The current unemployment rate is approximately 3.98% and the mean housing price is $345,000, which is more than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000.
Hershey has tolerable average temperatures, with tolerable winters and calm summers. The area gets high levels of precipitation each year. In comparison to other American cities, Hershey has very poor air quality.