There are 20 retirement homes near New Castle, Delaware. The average daily cost for retirment home living in Delaware is $101, with costs ranging between $55 and $108 daily. On a per month basis, this equates to an average expense of $3,025, with costs ranging from around $1,647 up to $3,250. The average annual cost is $36,300, which is greater than the national average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in New Castle can range from around $578 per month to $6,188 per month, with a median cost of about $2,687 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of $32,244.
New Castle is a mid size city in Delaware. It is located in New Castle County and is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area. It is the fourth biggest city in the state. While the city itself contains 59,250 people, the encompassing statistical area contains a population of 429,911. The 55-and-over community comprises about 23% of the overall population.
New Castle has a good SeniorScore™ of 72. The city's median household income is $53,000 ($23,000 on a per capita basis), vs the average of $57,000 for the state of Delaware. The median housing price in New Castle is $142,500, which is less than the state average of $349,500. New Castle also has a high unemployment rate of roughly 10.86%.
New Castle has tolerable mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and calm summers. The city gets average amounts of precipitation each year. New Castle has below average water quality, very low air quality, and a lower than average rate of crime in comparison to other cities in the United States.