There are 20 retirement homes near Waukegan, Illinois. The costs per day of retirment home living in Illinois range from $19 to $119, with an average cost running about $70. The monthly cost averages around $2,092 and ranges between $576 and $3,575. On a yearly basis, the mean cost is about $25,109, which is above the national average of $23,100.
Costs of retirement home care in Waukegan range between $1,645 per month and $5,033 per month. The average cost is around $2,692 per month, or around $32,307 yearly.
Located within Lake County, Waukegan is a medium sized city in Illinois. It is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metropolitan area. With 98,692 inhabitants living in the city itself and 6,987,494 in the surrounding metropolitan area, it is the ninth biggest city in Illinois. 16% of the local residents are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Waukegan is 58. The city's mean household income is $46,000 ($19,000 per person), in comparison to the average of $54,000 for the whole of Illinois. The mean housing price in Waukegan is $139,500, which is less than the Illinois average of $187,500. The city also has a high unemployment rate of approximately 11.46%.
Waukegan has very harsh average temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The city receives low levels of rain each year. Waukegan has better than average air quality ratings, moderate water quality, and a moderate crime rate compared to other cities in the US.