There are 20 retirement homes serving Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This includes 9 in Lancaster and 11 nearby. The average daily cost of retirement home care in Pennsylvania is $60, with costs ranging between $17 and $141 daily. On a per month basis, this equates to an average expense of $1,804, with costs ranging from around $508 up to $4,222. The average annual cost is $21,648, which is under the national average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Lancaster, PA generally range from $765 per month to $4,653 per month, with a median cost of around $2,599 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of around $31,185.
Lancaster is a medium-sized city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the 8th biggest city in the state, with 164,596 residents living inside the city limits and 435,763 in the encompassing metro area. The 55-and-over community represents around 27% of the total population.
Lancaster has a moderate SeniorScore™ of 69. The median home price in the city is $84,000, which is lower than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000. Lancaster also has an average unemployment rate of approximately 8.06%. The city's median household income is $50,000 ($27,000 per capita), in comparison to an average of $51,000 for the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Lancaster has tolerable mean temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of rain each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Lancaster has very poor air quality ratings and a higher than average crime rate.