Compare monthly care rates across 461 cities and 78 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Maine.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Maine's average caregiver rate of $29.29/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,190/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,652/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $394/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,963/mo; Memory Care averages $6,330/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 6 |
| Augusta | Kennebec | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $219,900 | 4 |
| Lewiston | Androscoggin | $4,630/mo | $5,650/mo | $7,160/mo | $232,000 | 4 |
| Portland | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 4 |
| Farmington | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $176,700 | 3 |
| Scarborough | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 3 |
| Waterville | Kennebec | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $219,900 | 3 |
| Auburn | Androscoggin | $4,630/mo | $5,650/mo | $7,160/mo | $232,000 | 2 |
| Biddeford | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 2 |
| Brunswick | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 2 |
| Caribou | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 2 |
| Kennebunk | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 2 |
| Sanford | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 2 |
| Skowhegan | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 2 |
| South Paris | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 2 |
| Yarmouth | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 2 |
| Bath | Sagadahoc | $5,310/mo | $6,480/mo | $8,200/mo | $300,200 | 1 |
| Belfast | Waldo | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $239,100 | 1 |
| Boothbay Harbor | Lincoln | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,530/mo | $306,200 | 1 |
| Brewer | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 1 |
| Camden | Knox | $5,080/mo | $6,200/mo | $7,840/mo | $290,800 | 1 |
| Canton | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 1 |
| Damariscotta | Lincoln | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,530/mo | $306,200 | 1 |
| Dexter | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 1 |
| Dover Foxcroft | Piscataquis | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,300 | 1 |
| Eastport | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,100 | 1 |
| Falmouth | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 1 |
| Fort Kent | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 1 |
| Freeport | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 1 |
| Gorham | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 1 |
| Hartland | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 1 |
| Houlton | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 1 |
| Howland | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 1 |
| Kittery | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 1 |
| Machias | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,100 | 1 |
| Madawaska | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 1 |
| Madison | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 1 |
| Millinocket | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 1 |
| North Berwick | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 1 |
| Norway | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 1 |
| Orono | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 1 |
| Presque Isle | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 1 |
| Rockland | Knox | $5,080/mo | $6,200/mo | $7,840/mo | $290,800 | 1 |
| Rumford | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 1 |
| Saco | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 1 |
| Van Buren | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 1 |
| Westbrook | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 1 |
| Windham | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 1 |
| Abbot | Piscataquis | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,300 | 0 |
| Acton | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 0 |
| Addison | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,100 | 0 |
| Albion | Kennebec | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $219,900 | 0 |
| Alfred | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 0 |
| Alna | Lincoln | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,530/mo | $306,200 | 0 |
| Andover | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 0 |
| Anson | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 0 |
| Ashland | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 0 |
| Athens | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 0 |
| Aurora | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Bailey Island | Cumberland | $6,820/mo | $8,320/mo | $10,550/mo | $411,400 | 0 |
| Baileyville | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,100 | 0 |
| Bar Harbor | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Bar Mills | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 0 |
| Bass Harbor | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Beals | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,100 | 0 |
| Belgrade | Kennebec | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $219,900 | 0 |
| Belgrade Lakes | Kennebec | $4,530/mo | $5,530/mo | $7,000/mo | $219,900 | 0 |
| Benedicta | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 0 |
| Bernard | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Berwick | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 0 |
| Bethel | Oxford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,300 | 0 |
| Biddeford Pool | York | $5,840/mo | $7,120/mo | $9,020/mo | $357,200 | 0 |
| Bingham | Somerset | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 0 |
| Birch Harbor | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Blaine | Aroostook | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $131,700 | 0 |
| Blue Hill | Hancock | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $278,400 | 0 |
| Boothbay | Lincoln | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,530/mo | $306,200 | 0 |
| Bowdoin | Sagadahoc | $5,310/mo | $6,480/mo | $8,200/mo | $300,200 | 0 |
| Bowdoinham | Sagadahoc | $5,310/mo | $6,480/mo | $8,200/mo | $300,200 | 0 |
| Bradford | Penobscot | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $193,800 | 0 |