There are 15 retirement homes serving Fort Wayne, Indiana. This includes 5 in Fort Wayne and 10 nearby. The costs per day of retirement home care in Indiana range from $20 to $151, with a mean expense running approximately $68. The per month expense averages around $2,048 and ranges between $602 and $4,521. On a yearly basis, the median cost is around $24,576, which is above the US average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Fort Wayne, IN range from about $908 per month up to $3,960 per month, with an average cost of around $1,852 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of around $22,226.
Located in Allen County, Fort Wayne is a major city in the State of Indiana. It is the second biggest city in Indiana. The surrounding area contains 335,147 residents, but there are 305,409 residing within the city. Approximately 23% of the population are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Fort Wayne is 76. The city's mean household income is $52,000 ($25,000 per capita), compared to an average of $49,000 for the whole of Indiana. The mean housing price in Fort Wayne is $60,000, which is significantly less than the state average of $163,500. Fort Wayne also has a high unemployment rate of around 9.75%.
Fort Wayne has extreme mean temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets low amounts of rainfall each year. Fort Wayne has a moderate crime rate, average water quality, and below average air quality ratings in relation to other cities in the US.