There are 20 retirement homes serving Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. This includes 1 in Shippensburg and 19 nearby. Retirement home care costs in Pennsylvania range from around $17 up to $141 per day, with a mean cost running approximately $60. The per month expense averages around $1,804 and ranges between $508 and $4,222. Yearly, the mean cost is about $21,648, which is less than the US average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Shippensburg can range from $495 per month to $3,713 per month, with a median cost of around $2,376 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of around $28,512.
Shippensburg is a small city in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania. It is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro statistical area. It has a population of 27,996, with 478,580 residents in the encompassing metropolitan area. Residents who are over 55 comprise approximately 22% of the population.
Shippensburg has an average SeniorScore™ of 64. The median housing price in the city is $255,000, which is relatively higher than the state average of $213,000. Shippensburg also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 7.5%. The city's median household income is $47,000 ($21,000 per capita), versus an average of $51,000 for the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Shippensburg has medium mean temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of rain annually. Shippensburg has a lower than average rate of crime and very poor air quality in comparison to other American cities.