Compare monthly care rates across 229 cities and 20 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Alaska.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Alaska's average caregiver rate of $36.00/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $6,380/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $3,260/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $483/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $6,099/mo; Memory Care averages $7,780/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | Anchorage | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $375,900 | 3 |
| Bethel | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 1 |
| Cordova | Valdez Cordova | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 1 |
| Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,880/mo | $282,500 | 1 |
| Homer | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 1 |
| Juneau | Juneau | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $432,500 | 1 |
| Ketchikan | Ketchikan Gateway | $6,430/mo | $7,840/mo | $9,940/mo | $379,000 | 1 |
| Kodiak | Kodiak Island | $7,020/mo | $8,560/mo | $10,850/mo | $382,700 | 1 |
| Kotzebue | Northwest Arctic | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,350/mo | $162,500 | 1 |
| Nome | Nome | $5,890/mo | $7,190/mo | $9,100/mo | $201,000 | 1 |
| Palmer | Matanuska Susitna | $6,120/mo | $7,470/mo | $9,460/mo | $319,200 | 1 |
| Petersburg | Wrangell Petersburg | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 1 |
| Seward | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 1 |
| Sitka | Sitka | $6,690/mo | $8,160/mo | $10,340/mo | $442,100 | 1 |
| Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 1 |
| Valdez | Valdez Cordova | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 1 |
| Wasilla | Matanuska Susitna | $6,120/mo | $7,470/mo | $9,460/mo | $319,200 | 1 |
| Wrangell | Wrangell Petersburg | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 1 |
| Adak | Aleutians West | $8,320/mo | $10,150/mo | $12,860/mo | $419,100 | 0 |
| Akiachak | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Akiak | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Akutan | Aleutians East | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $144,300 | 0 |
| Alakanuk | Kusilvak | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $72,700 | 0 |
| Aleknagik | Dillingham | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,980/mo | $163,800 | 0 |
| Allakaket | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Ambler | Northwest Arctic | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,350/mo | $162,500 | 0 |
| Anaktuvuk Pass | North Slope | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,880/mo | $219,600 | 0 |
| Anchor Point | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 0 |
| Anderson | Denali | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,050/mo | $262,000 | 0 |
| Angoon | Skagway Hoonah Angoon | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Aniak | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Anvik | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Arctic Village | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Atka | Aleutians West | $8,320/mo | $10,150/mo | $12,860/mo | $419,100 | 0 |
| Atqasuk | North Slope | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,880/mo | $219,600 | 0 |
| Auke Bay | Juneau | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $432,500 | 0 |
| Barrow | North Slope | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,880/mo | $219,600 | 0 |
| Beaver | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Bettles Field | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Big Lake | Matanuska Susitna | $6,120/mo | $7,470/mo | $9,460/mo | $319,200 | 0 |
| Brevig Mission | Nome | $5,890/mo | $7,190/mo | $9,100/mo | $201,000 | 0 |
| Buckland | Northwest Arctic | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,350/mo | $162,500 | 0 |
| Cantwell | Denali | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,050/mo | $262,000 | 0 |
| Central | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Chalkyitsik | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Chefornak | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Chevak | Kusilvak | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $72,700 | 0 |
| Chicken | Southeast Fairbanks | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,890/mo | $262,800 | 0 |
| Chignik | Lake And Peninsula | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,870/mo | $166,100 | 0 |
| Chignik Lagoon | Lake And Peninsula | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,870/mo | $166,100 | 0 |
| Chignik Lake | Lake And Peninsula | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,870/mo | $166,100 | 0 |
| Chitina | Valdez Cordova | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Chugiak | Anchorage | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $375,900 | 0 |
| Circle | Yukon Koyukuk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,800 | 0 |
| Clam Gulch | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 0 |
| Clarks Point | Dillingham | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,980/mo | $163,800 | 0 |
| Clear | Denali | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,050/mo | $262,000 | 0 |
| Coffman Cove | Prince Wales Ketchikan | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Cold Bay | Aleutians East | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $144,300 | 0 |
| Cooper Landing | Kenai Peninsula | $5,480/mo | $6,690/mo | $8,470/mo | $297,500 | 0 |
| Copper Center | Valdez Cordova | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Craig | Prince Wales Ketchikan | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Crooked Creek | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Deering | Northwest Arctic | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,350/mo | $162,500 | 0 |
| Delta Junction | Southeast Fairbanks | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,890/mo | $262,800 | 0 |
| Denali National Park | Denali | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,050/mo | $262,000 | 0 |
| Dillingham | Dillingham | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,980/mo | $163,800 | 0 |
| Douglas | Juneau | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $432,500 | 0 |
| Dutch Harbor | Aleutians West | $8,320/mo | $10,150/mo | $12,860/mo | $419,100 | 0 |
| Eagle | Southeast Fairbanks | $5,750/mo | $7,020/mo | $8,890/mo | $262,800 | 0 |
| Eagle River | Anchorage | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $375,900 | 0 |
| Eek | Bethel | $6,050/mo | $7,380/mo | $9,340/mo | $120,600 | 0 |
| Egegik | Lake And Peninsula | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,870/mo | $166,100 | 0 |
| Eielson Afb | Fairbanks North Star | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,880/mo | $282,500 | 0 |
| Ekwok | Dillingham | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,980/mo | $163,800 | 0 |
| Elfin Cove | Skagway Hoonah Angoon | $6,380/mo | $7,780/mo | $9,860/mo | $326,239 | 0 |
| Elim | Nome | $5,890/mo | $7,190/mo | $9,100/mo | $201,000 | 0 |
| Elmendorf Afb | Anchorage | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $375,900 | 0 |
| Emmonak | Kusilvak | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $72,700 | 0 |
| Ester | Fairbanks North Star | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,880/mo | $282,500 | 0 |