Compare monthly care rates across 579 cities and 224 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Alabama.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Alabama's average caregiver rate of $26.25/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $4,650/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,375/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $355/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,449/mo; Memory Care averages $5,670/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Jefferson | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $224,900 | 20 |
| Mobile | Mobile | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $176,600 | 14 |
| Huntsville | Madison | $5,530/mo | $6,750/mo | $8,540/mo | $267,800 | 9 |
| Montgomery | Montgomery | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $160,100 | 8 |
| Northport | Tuscaloosa | $4,620/mo | $5,640/mo | $7,130/mo | $233,700 | 5 |
| Bessemer | Jefferson | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $224,900 | 4 |
| Florence | Lauderdale | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,800 | 4 |
| Alexander City | Tallapoosa | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,800 | 3 |
| Cullman | Cullman | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $180,500 | 3 |
| Dothan | Houston | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $178,000 | 3 |
| Gadsden | Etowah | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,600 | 3 |
| Jasper | Walker | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,100 | 3 |
| Pell City | Saint Clair | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $196,654 | 3 |
| Phenix City | Lee | $4,540/mo | $5,540/mo | $7,010/mo | $238,700 | 3 |
| Russellville | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $128,000 | 3 |
| Selma | Dallas | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $97,400 | 3 |
| Alabaster | Shelby | $6,450/mo | $7,870/mo | $9,970/mo | $298,700 | 2 |
| Anniston | Calhoun | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,500 | 2 |
| Athens | Limestone | $4,970/mo | $6,060/mo | $7,680/mo | $255,100 | 2 |
| Decatur | Morgan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $193,000 | 2 |
| Fairhope | Baldwin | $5,530/mo | $6,750/mo | $8,540/mo | $287,000 | 2 |
| Falkville | Morgan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $193,000 | 2 |
| Guntersville | Marshall | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $183,400 | 2 |
| Lafayette | Chambers | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $129,700 | 2 |
| Madison | Limestone | $4,970/mo | $6,060/mo | $7,680/mo | $255,100 | 2 |
| Marion | Perry | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,700 | 2 |
| Monroeville | Monroe | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,900 | 2 |
| Oneonta | Blount | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $169,700 | 2 |
| Ozark | Dale | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $129,100 | 2 |
| Pleasant Grove | Jefferson | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $224,900 | 2 |
| Roanoke | Randolph | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $184,000 | 2 |
| Scottsboro | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,800 | 2 |
| Sylacauga | Talladega | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $137,900 | 2 |
| Tuscumbia | Colbert | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,600 | 2 |
| Abbeville | Henry | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,800 | 1 |
| Albertville | Marshall | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $183,400 | 1 |
| Aliceville | Pickens | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $123,300 | 1 |
| Altoona | Etowah | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,600 | 1 |
| Andalusia | Covington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $142,500 | 1 |
| Arab | Marshall | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $183,400 | 1 |
| Ashland | Clay | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,700 | 1 |
| Ashville | Saint Clair | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $196,654 | 1 |
| Atmore | Escambia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,700 | 1 |
| Attalla | Etowah | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,600 | 1 |
| Auburn | Lee | $4,540/mo | $5,540/mo | $7,010/mo | $238,700 | 1 |
| Bay Minette | Baldwin | $5,530/mo | $6,750/mo | $8,540/mo | $287,000 | 1 |
| Boaz | Etowah | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,600 | 1 |
| Brewton | Escambia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,700 | 1 |
| Bridgeport | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,800 | 1 |
| Butler | Choctaw | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,800 | 1 |
| Camden | Wilcox | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $84,200 | 1 |
| Carbon Hill | Walker | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,100 | 1 |
| Centre | Cherokee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $165,900 | 1 |
| Centreville | Bibb | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $132,600 | 1 |
| Chatom | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $152,800 | 1 |
| Citronelle | Mobile | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $176,600 | 1 |
| Clanton | Chilton | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $142,300 | 1 |
| Collinsville | De Kalb | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,500 | 1 |
| Columbiana | Shelby | $6,450/mo | $7,870/mo | $9,970/mo | $298,700 | 1 |
| Cordova | Walker | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,100 | 1 |
| Crossville | De Kalb | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,500 | 1 |
| Dadeville | Tallapoosa | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,800 | 1 |
| Daphne | Baldwin | $5,530/mo | $6,750/mo | $8,540/mo | $287,000 | 1 |
| Deatsville | Elmore | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,740/mo | $213,600 | 1 |
| Demopolis | Marengo | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $103,400 | 1 |
| Double Springs | Winston | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $110,500 | 1 |
| Eight Mile | Mobile | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $176,600 | 1 |
| Elba | Coffee | $4,560/mo | $5,560/mo | $7,050/mo | $180,300 | 1 |
| Elmore | Elmore | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,740/mo | $213,600 | 1 |
| Enterprise | Coffee | $4,560/mo | $5,560/mo | $7,050/mo | $180,300 | 1 |
| Eufaula | Barbour | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $109,900 | 1 |
| Eutaw | Greene | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $86,400 | 1 |
| Fayette | Fayette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,200 | 1 |
| Florala | Covington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $142,500 | 1 |
| Foley | Baldwin | $5,530/mo | $6,750/mo | $8,540/mo | $287,000 | 1 |
| Fort Payne | De Kalb | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,500 | 1 |
| Gardendale | Jefferson | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $224,900 | 1 |
| Geneva | Geneva | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,200 | 1 |
| Georgiana | Butler | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $99,700 | 1 |
| Goodwater | Coosa | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,800 | 1 |