There are 15 retirement homes near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The median cost / day for retirment home living in West Virginia is about $64, with costs ranging between $29 and $112 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to an average expenditure of $1,905, with costs ranging from about $880 to $3,366. The median annual cost is $22,869, which is below the national average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Shepherdstown generally range from around $2,468 per month up to $3,080 per month, with a median cost of approximately $2,805 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of about $33,660.
Shepherdstown is a small city in the State of West Virginia. It is located within Jefferson County and is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan statistical area. It has a total population of 7,445, with 43,584 inhabitants in the encompassing statistical area. The 55+ community currently comprises around 27% of the overall population.
Shepherdstown has an exceptional SeniorScore™ of 84. The city's average household income is $89,000 ($35,000 per person), vs an average of $38,000 for the whole of West Virginia. The average home price in Shepherdstown is $435,000, which is much more than the state average of $124,500. Shepherdstown also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 6.25%.
Shepherdstown has medium mean temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of precipitation annually. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Shepherdstown has poor air quality.