Compare monthly care rates across 1,287 cities and 664 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Illinois.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Illinois's average caregiver rate of $33.24/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,890/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $3,009/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $447/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $5,632/mo; Memory Care averages $7,190/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 77 |
| Rockford | Winnebago | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,110/mo | $155,100 | 12 |
| Aurora | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 8 |
| Elgin | Kane | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,540/mo | $303,000 | 8 |
| Evanston | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 8 |
| Peoria | Peoria | $4,510/mo | $5,500/mo | $6,970/mo | $152,600 | 8 |
| Joliet | Will | $7,060/mo | $8,610/mo | $10,910/mo | $298,000 | 7 |
| Naperville | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 7 |
| Niles | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 7 |
| Des Plaines | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 6 |
| Springfield | Sangamon | $4,810/mo | $5,870/mo | $7,430/mo | $170,300 | 6 |
| Belleville | Saint Clair | $5,890/mo | $7,190/mo | $9,100/mo | $260,426 | 5 |
| Decatur | Macon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,800 | 5 |
| Galesburg | Knox | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $104,900 | 5 |
| Northbrook | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 5 |
| Skokie | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 5 |
| Bloomington | Mclean | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,780/mo | $198,300 | 4 |
| Canton | Fulton | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $102,500 | 4 |
| Danville | Vermilion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $92,900 | 4 |
| Dekalb | Dekalb | $4,890/mo | $5,970/mo | $7,550/mo | $231,900 | 4 |
| Elmhurst | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 4 |
| Freeport | Stephenson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $127,500 | 4 |
| Glenview | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 4 |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $128,700 | 4 |
| Macomb | Mcdonough | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $103,500 | 4 |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,400 | 4 |
| Oak Lawn | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 4 |
| Quincy | Adams | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,900 | 4 |
| Alton | Madison | $4,870/mo | $5,940/mo | $7,520/mo | $167,900 | 3 |
| Belvidere | Boone | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $198,600 | 3 |
| Benton | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $87,700 | 3 |
| Bloomingdale | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 3 |
| Carlinville | Macoupin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $126,100 | 3 |
| Crystal Lake | Mchenry | $6,760/mo | $8,250/mo | $10,450/mo | $286,900 | 3 |
| Edwardsville | Madison | $4,870/mo | $5,940/mo | $7,520/mo | $167,900 | 3 |
| Effingham | Effingham | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,800 | 3 |
| Geneseo | Henry | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $145,300 | 3 |
| Jerseyville | Jersey | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $6,990/mo | $168,800 | 3 |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | $4,960/mo | $6,050/mo | $7,660/mo | $185,700 | 3 |
| Mattoon | Coles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,900 | 3 |
| Normal | Mclean | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,780/mo | $198,300 | 3 |
| Orland Park | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 3 |
| Ottawa | La Salle | $4,620/mo | $5,640/mo | $7,140/mo | $154,900 | 3 |
| Palos Heights | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 3 |
| Park Ridge | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 3 |
| Pekin | Tazewell | $4,730/mo | $5,770/mo | $7,320/mo | $164,500 | 3 |
| Pontiac | Livingston | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,860/mo | $131,500 | 3 |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,700 | 3 |
| South Holland | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 3 |
| Sterling | Whiteside | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,800 | 3 |
| Waukegan | Lake | $7,150/mo | $8,720/mo | $11,050/mo | $326,600 | 3 |
| Westmont | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 3 |
| Wheaton | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 3 |
| Wheeling | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 3 |
| Aledo | Mercer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $139,300 | 2 |
| Alhambra | Madison | $4,870/mo | $5,940/mo | $7,520/mo | $167,900 | 2 |
| Barrington | Lake | $7,150/mo | $8,720/mo | $11,050/mo | $326,600 | 2 |
| Batavia | Kane | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,540/mo | $303,000 | 2 |
| Bridgeview | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Burbank | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Carbondale | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,000 | 2 |
| Carmi | White | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $100,100 | 2 |
| Casey | Clark | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $123,100 | 2 |
| Centralia | Marion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $100,100 | 2 |
| Charleston | Coles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,900 | 2 |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Chicago Ridge | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Cicero | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Dixon | Lee | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $155,100 | 2 |
| Dolton | Cook | $6,190/mo | $7,550/mo | $9,560/mo | $305,200 | 2 |
| Downers Grove | Dupage | $7,720/mo | $9,420/mo | $11,930/mo | $374,100 | 2 |
| Du Quoin | Perry | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $105,200 | 2 |
| East Moline | Rock Island | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $144,700 | 2 |
| East Peoria | Tazewell | $4,730/mo | $5,770/mo | $7,320/mo | $164,500 | 2 |
| El Paso | Woodford | $5,030/mo | $6,140/mo | $7,770/mo | $193,800 | 2 |
| Eureka | Woodford | $5,030/mo | $6,140/mo | $7,770/mo | $193,800 | 2 |
| Fairfield | Wayne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $109,400 | 2 |
| Flora | Clay | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $94,300 | 2 |
| Geneva | Kane | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,540/mo | $303,000 | 2 |
| Gibson City | Ford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,100 | 2 |