There are 20 independent living communities serving Waxhaw, North Carolina. This includes 1 community in Waxhaw and 19 nearby. The costs per day of independent living in North Carolina range from $20 to $145, with a median expenditure running about $54. The monthly cost averages roughly $1,617 and ranges between $605 and $4,342. On an annual basis, the mean cost is about $19,404, which is below the national average of $23,100.
Independent living costs in Waxhaw, NC range from around $784 per month up to $2,846 per month, with an average cost of approximately $1,650 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of about $19,800.
Waxhaw is a small city in Union County, North Carolina. It is included in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord metropolitan statistical area. The encompassing metropolitan area has 1,215,200 people, but there are 45,097 living in the city itself. Approximately 16% of the population are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Waxhaw is 69. The city's average household income is $93,000 ($39,000 on a per capita basis), in comparison to the average of $41,000 for the whole of North Carolina. The average housing price in Waxhaw is $475,500, which is much more than the state average of $204,000. The city has an average unemployment rate of approximately 7.1%.
Waxhaw has mild mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and temperate summers. The area gets very high amounts of precipitation annually. In comparison to other cities in the US, Waxhaw has very poor water quality, poor air quality ratings, and a very low crime rate.