There are 19 retirement homes serving Winston Salem, North Carolina. This includes 8 in Winston Salem and 11 nearby. The costs per day of retirment home living in North Carolina range from $20 to $145, with a median expenditure running about $54. The per month expense averages about $1,617 and ranges between $605 and $4,342. Annually, the average cost is around $19,404, which is under the US average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Winston Salem range from $550 per month to $2,525 per month, with a median cost of around $1,932 per month. That equates to an annual cost of around $23,183.
Located within Forsyth County, Winston Salem is a large city in North Carolina. It is included in the Winston-Salem metro statistical area. It is the 5th largest city in the state, with 250,944 inhabitants residing within the city limits and 393,846 in the encompassing metropolitan area. Approximately 24% of the local residents are over the age of 55.
Winston Salem has a good SeniorScore™ of 74. The city has a mean per capita income of $25,000. The median household income is $42,000 versus the average of $41,000 for the entire state of North Carolina. The current unemployment rate is roughly 9.79% and the median housing price is $61,500, which is much lower than the state average of $204,000.
Winston Salem has mild average temperatures, with comfortable winters and temperate summers. The city receives heavy levels of precipitation annually. Winston Salem has low air quality ratings, good water quality ratings, and a high rate of crime in comparison to similarly-sized cities.