There are 9 independent living communities serving Walnut, Iowa. This includes 1 community in Walnut and 8 nearby. The mean daily cost for independent living in Iowa is approximately $63, with costs running between $17 and $158 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean cost of $1,879, with costs ranging from around $511 up to $4,741. The mean yearly cost is $22,558, which is under the nationwide average of $23,100.
Costs for independent living in Walnut can range between $1,423 per month and $2,805 per month. The average cost is around $2,169 per month, or about $26,021 per year.
Located in Pottawattamie County, Walnut is a municipality in the State of Iowa. It is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro statistical area. While the surrounding metro area has 96,009 residents, there are only 1,184 living in the city limits. The 55-and-over community currently comprises about 36% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Walnut is 78. The city's median household income is $54,000 ($22,000 on a per capita basis), compared to the average of $52,000 for the whole of Iowa. The median home price in Walnut is $142,500, which is lower than the Iowa average of $153,000. The city has a moderate unemployment rate of roughly 5.43%.
Walnut has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The area gets low amounts of rainfall each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Walnut has above average air quality and very poor water quality.