There are 20 nursing homes serving Mercer, Pennsylvania. This includes 2 in Mercer and 18 nearby. The costs per day of nursing home care in Pennsylvania range from $160 up to $450, with a mean cost running approximately $272. The monthly expense averages around $8,160 and ranges between $4,800 and $13,500. Annually, the mean cost is around $99,196, which is higher than the US average of $77,380.
Nursing home care costs in Mercer generally range from around $185 per day up to $1,015 per day, with a median cost of approximately $249 per day. That equates to an annual cost of about $90,929.
Mercer is a small city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area. It has a total population of 12,941, with 91,717 inhabitants in the surrounding metro area. The senior community makes up about 31% of the overall population.
Mercer has an above average SeniorScore™ of 71. The city's average household income is $48,000 ($22,000 per capita), vs the average of $51,000 for the state of Pennsylvania. The average home price in Mercer is $187,500, which is somewhat less than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000. The city also has an average unemployment rate of about 6.91%.
Mercer has extreme mean temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The area gets large levels of rainfall each year. In relation to other cities in the US, Mercer has a higher than average crime rate and very poor air quality ratings.