There are 16 nursing homes serving Middlesboro, Kentucky. This includes 1 in Middlesboro and 15 nearby. The daily costs of nursing home care in Kentucky range from $162 to $285, with a mean expenditure running around $200. The per month expense averages around $6,000 and ranges between $4,860 and $8,550. Annually, the average cost is around $73,000, which is under the nationwide average of $77,380.
Middlesboro is a small city in Kentucky. It is located within Bell County. While the city includes 13,570 inhabitants, the surrounding metropolitan area includes a populace of 1,261,664. People who are over the age of 55 compose about 30% of the population.
Middlesboro has a medium SeniorScore™ of 68. The city's mean household income is $23,000 ($15,000 per person), compared to an average of $37,000 for the state of Kentucky. The mean home price in Middlesboro is $115,500, which is somewhat lower than the Kentucky average of $124,500. Middlesboro also has a high unemployment rate of about 14.77%.
Middlesboro has mild average temperatures, with tolerable winters and balmy summers. The area gets very heavy amounts of rain each year. Middlesboro has a low rate of crime and average air quality in comparison to other cities in the United States.