Compare monthly care rates across 400 cities and 210 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Colorado.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Colorado's average caregiver rate of $41.33/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $7,320/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $3,738/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $560/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $7,007/mo; Memory Care averages $8,930/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Adams | $7,370/mo | $8,990/mo | $11,390/mo | $458,400 | 23 |
| Colorado Springs | El Paso | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,780/mo | $431,000 | 20 |
| Aurora | Adams | $7,370/mo | $8,990/mo | $11,390/mo | $458,400 | 11 |
| Pueblo | Pueblo | $4,730/mo | $5,770/mo | $7,310/mo | $271,800 | 9 |
| Fort Collins | Larimer | $7,270/mo | $8,870/mo | $11,240/mo | $532,200 | 8 |
| Grand Junction | Mesa | $5,270/mo | $6,430/mo | $8,140/mo | $349,400 | 6 |
| Greeley | Weld | $6,770/mo | $8,260/mo | $10,470/mo | $444,500 | 6 |
| Canon City | Fremont | $4,630/mo | $5,650/mo | $7,160/mo | $282,100 | 5 |
| Littleton | Arapahoe | $7,810/mo | $9,530/mo | $12,080/mo | $526,000 | 5 |
| Longmont | Boulder | $8,200/mo | $10,000/mo | $12,670/mo | $713,900 | 5 |
| Westminster | Adams | $7,370/mo | $8,990/mo | $11,390/mo | $458,400 | 5 |
| Boulder | Boulder | $8,200/mo | $10,000/mo | $12,670/mo | $713,900 | 4 |
| Loveland | Larimer | $7,270/mo | $8,870/mo | $11,240/mo | $532,200 | 4 |
| Wheat Ridge | Jefferson | $8,080/mo | $9,860/mo | $12,490/mo | $604,400 | 4 |
| Englewood | Arapahoe | $7,810/mo | $9,530/mo | $12,080/mo | $526,000 | 3 |
| Parker | Douglas | $10,040/mo | $12,250/mo | $15,520/mo | $674,000 | 3 |
| Alamosa | Alamosa | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $218,800 | 2 |
| Arvada | Jefferson | $8,080/mo | $9,860/mo | $12,490/mo | $604,400 | 2 |
| Brighton | Adams | $7,370/mo | $8,990/mo | $11,390/mo | $458,400 | 2 |
| Brush | Morgan | $5,220/mo | $6,370/mo | $8,060/mo | $299,300 | 2 |
| Castle Rock | Douglas | $10,040/mo | $12,250/mo | $15,520/mo | $674,000 | 2 |
| Commerce City | Adams | $7,370/mo | $8,990/mo | $11,390/mo | $458,400 | 2 |
| Durango | La Plata | $6,370/mo | $7,770/mo | $9,840/mo | $549,100 | 2 |
| Monte Vista | Rio Grande | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $215,400 | 2 |
| Montrose | Montrose | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,740/mo | $357,900 | 2 |
| Rifle | Garfield | $6,680/mo | $8,150/mo | $10,320/mo | $490,600 | 2 |
| Sterling | Logan | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,840/mo | $228,100 | 2 |
| Windsor | Weld | $6,770/mo | $8,260/mo | $10,470/mo | $444,500 | 2 |
| Akron | Washington | $4,640/mo | $5,660/mo | $7,160/mo | $218,300 | 1 |
| Berthoud | Larimer | $7,270/mo | $8,870/mo | $11,240/mo | $532,200 | 1 |
| Broomfield | Broomfield | $9,240/mo | $11,270/mo | $14,280/mo | $631,600 | 1 |
| Burlington | Kit Carson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $221,400 | 1 |
| Carbondale | Garfield | $6,680/mo | $8,150/mo | $10,320/mo | $490,600 | 1 |
| Cheyenne Wells | Cheyenne | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,750/mo | $187,100 | 1 |
| Cortez | Montezuma | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,990/mo | $308,100 | 1 |
| Craig | Moffat | $4,970/mo | $6,060/mo | $7,680/mo | $262,500 | 1 |
| Del Norte | Rio Grande | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $215,400 | 1 |
| Delta | Delta | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $318,000 | 1 |
| Eagle | Eagle | $8,590/mo | $10,480/mo | $13,270/mo | $814,700 | 1 |
| Eckert | Delta | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $318,000 | 1 |
| Evergreen | Jefferson | $8,080/mo | $9,860/mo | $12,490/mo | $604,400 | 1 |
| Florence | Fremont | $4,630/mo | $5,650/mo | $7,160/mo | $282,100 | 1 |
| Fort Morgan | Morgan | $5,220/mo | $6,370/mo | $8,060/mo | $299,300 | 1 |
| Fowler | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,700 | 1 |
| Glenwood Springs | Garfield | $6,680/mo | $8,150/mo | $10,320/mo | $490,600 | 1 |
| Gunnison | Gunnison | $5,540/mo | $6,760/mo | $8,570/mo | $597,200 | 1 |
| Holly | Prowers | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $150,900 | 1 |
| Holyoke | Phillips | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,760/mo | $255,300 | 1 |
| Julesburg | Sedgwick | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $142,700 | 1 |
| La Jara | Conejos | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $162,100 | 1 |
| La Junta | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,700 | 1 |
| Lafayette | Boulder | $8,200/mo | $10,000/mo | $12,670/mo | $713,900 | 1 |
| Lamar | Prowers | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $150,900 | 1 |
| Las Animas | Bent | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $137,900 | 1 |
| Mancos | Montezuma | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,990/mo | $308,100 | 1 |
| Meeker | Rio Blanco | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $243,400 | 1 |
| Morrison | Jefferson | $8,080/mo | $9,860/mo | $12,490/mo | $604,400 | 1 |
| Olathe | Montrose | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,740/mo | $357,900 | 1 |
| Ordway | Crowley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,700 | 1 |
| Pagosa Springs | Archuleta | $6,100/mo | $7,440/mo | $9,430/mo | $451,400 | 1 |
| Palisade | Mesa | $5,270/mo | $6,430/mo | $8,140/mo | $349,400 | 1 |
| Paonia | Delta | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $318,000 | 1 |
| Rocky Ford | Otero | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,700 | 1 |
| Salida | Chaffee | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,610/mo | $598,500 | 1 |
| Springfield | Baca | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,000 | 1 |
| Steamboat Springs | Routt | $8,130/mo | $9,920/mo | $12,570/mo | $756,200 | 1 |
| Trinidad | Las Animas | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $214,500 | 1 |
| Walsenburg | Huerfano | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $256,700 | 1 |
| Walsh | Baca | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,000 | 1 |
| Woodland Park | Teller | $7,140/mo | $8,710/mo | $11,030/mo | $445,000 | 1 |
| Wray | Yuma | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $215,600 | 1 |
| Agate | Elbert | $7,780/mo | $9,490/mo | $12,020/mo | $664,600 | 0 |
| Aguilar | Las Animas | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $214,500 | 0 |
| Allenspark | Boulder | $8,200/mo | $10,000/mo | $12,670/mo | $713,900 | 0 |
| Alma | Park | $8,110/mo | $9,890/mo | $12,530/mo | $489,300 | 0 |
| Almont | Gunnison | $5,540/mo | $6,760/mo | $8,570/mo | $597,200 | 0 |
| Amherst | Phillips | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,760/mo | $255,300 | 0 |
| Anton | Washington | $4,640/mo | $5,660/mo | $7,160/mo | $218,300 | 0 |
| Antonito | Conejos | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $162,100 | 0 |
| Arapahoe | Cheyenne | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,750/mo | $187,100 | 0 |