There are 19 retirement homes serving Pottstown, Pennsylvania. This includes 1 in Pottstown and 18 nearby. Retirement home living costs in Pennsylvania range from around $17 up to $141 daily, with a mean expenditure running about $60. The monthly cost averages around $1,804 and ranges between $508 and $4,222. On a yearly basis, the average cost is around $21,648, which is below the US average of $23,100.
Costs of retirement home care in Pottstown typically range between $578 per month and $6,188 per month. The median cost is about $2,687 per month, or around $32,244 annually.
Pottstown is a mid-size city in Montgomery County in the State of Pennsylvania. It is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area. The city has a population of 62,826, with 3,156,762 residents in the encompassing metropolitan area. Residents over the age of 55 comprise about 25% of the total population.
Pottstown has a medium SeniorScore™ of 67. The city's mean household income is $62,000 ($30,000 on a per capita basis), vs the average of $51,000 for the whole of Pennsylvania. The mean housing price in Pottstown is $331,500, which is higher than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000. The city has a moderate unemployment rate of around 7.3%.
Pottstown has moderate average temperatures, with moderate winters and pleasant summers. The area receives heavy levels of precipitation each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Pottstown has a higher than average crime rate, poor air quality ratings, and poor water quality.