There are 20 nursing homes serving Chetek, Wisconsin. This includes 2 in Chetek and 18 nearby. Nursing home care costs in Wisconsin range from around $170 up to $516 daily, with a median cost running around $239. The per month expense averages roughly $7,170 and ranges between $5,100 and $15,480. Yearly, the mean cost is about $87,363, which is greater than the US average of $77,380.
Chetek is a small city in Barron County in Wisconsin. While the encompassing area is home to 1,281,294 residents, there are 6,139 living in the city limits. 37% of the local populace are over the age of 55.
Chetek has a medium SeniorScore™ of 67. The city's mean household income is $40,000 ($22,000 per capita), in comparison to the average of $52,000 for the state of Wisconsin. The mean home price in Chetek is $211,500, which is somewhat less than the state average of $234,000. Chetek also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 7.31%.
Chetek has very harsh average temperatures, with bitterly cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets low amounts of precipitation each year. Chetek has better than average air quality and a very low rate of crime in relation to other cities.