There are 19 independent living communities serving New Castle, Pennsylvania. This includes 6 communities in New Castle and 13 nearby. The median cost / day for independent living in Pennsylvania is $60, with costs running between $17 and $141 daily. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $1,804, with costs ranging from about $508 to $4,222. The median yearly cost is $21,648, which is less than the nationwide average of $23,100.
Costs of independent living in New Castle range between $660 per month and $3,440 per month. The median cost is $1,691 per month, or about $20,295 per year.
New Castle is a mid size city in Lawrence County in Pennsylvania. Though the city contains 55,245 residents, the surrounding metropolitan area includes a population of 1,546,595. People who are over the age of 55 make up around 34% of the total community.
The SeniorScore™ for New Castle is 75. The city has an average per capita income of $22,000. The average household income is $42,000 versus the average of $51,000 for the entire state of Pennsylvania. The current unemployment rate is about 7.89% and the average housing price is $70,500, which is significantly less than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000.
New Castle has harsh mean temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The city gets average levels of rain annually. New Castle has above average air quality ratings, above average water quality, and a higher than average crime rate in relation to similarly-sized cities.