There are 15 retirement homes serving Shelby, North Carolina. This includes 1 in Shelby and 14 nearby. The costs per day for retirement home care in North Carolina range from $20 up to $145, with a median expense running around $54. The per month expense averages around $1,617 and ranges between $605 and $4,342. Annually, the average cost is around $19,404, which is under the nationwide average of $23,100.
Retirement home care costs in Shelby can range from around $784 per month up to $2,846 per month, with a median cost of around $1,650 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of $19,800.
Located in Cleveland County, Shelby is a medium-sized city in North Carolina. While the encompassing metropolitan area has 2,068,612 residents, there are 52,833 residing within the city itself. About 29% of the population are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Shelby is 70. The city's mean household income is $39,000 ($20,000 per person), compared to the average of $41,000 for the whole of North Carolina. The mean home price in Shelby is $112,500, which is much less than the North Carolina average of $204,000. Shelby has a high unemployment rate of about 13.32%.
Shelby has mild mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and warm summers. The area receives very large levels of precipitation each year. Shelby has a higher than average crime rate, very low water quality, and above average air quality in relation to other cities.