There are 14 hospice facilities serving Paxton, Illinois. This includes 1 facility in Paxton and 13 nearby. The costs per day for hospice care in Illinois range from $111 to $200, with an average expense running around $153. The monthly expense averages about $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Yearly, the median cost is around $55,080, which is equal to the US average of $55,080.
Located in Ford County, Paxton is a small city in the State of Illinois. It is part of the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan statistical area. While the surrounding metro area contains 163,802 people, there are 5,615 living inside the city. The 55-and-over community currently constitutes about 30% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Paxton is 69. The mean housing price in the city is $144,000, which is somewhat lower than the Illinois average of $187,500. Paxton has an average unemployment rate of approximately 7.57%. The city's mean household income is $53,000 ($25,000 on a per capita basis), vs the average of $54,000 for the entire state of Illinois.
Paxton has extreme average temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average levels of rain each year. Compared to other cities, Paxton has below average air quality ratings and an average crime rate.