Compare monthly care rates across 762 cities and 419 CMS-certified nursing facilities in North Carolina.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At North Carolina's average caregiver rate of $29.66/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,250/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,680/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $405/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $5,031/mo; Memory Care averages $6,400/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Mecklenburg | $6,620/mo | $8,080/mo | $10,240/mo | $371,200 | 20 |
| Raleigh | Wake | $7,130/mo | $8,700/mo | $11,020/mo | $422,800 | 12 |
| Durham | Durham | $6,210/mo | $7,580/mo | $9,600/mo | $351,700 | 11 |
| Greensboro | Caswell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $151,200 | 11 |
| Wilmington | New Hanover | $5,820/mo | $7,100/mo | $8,990/mo | $353,700 | 11 |
| Asheville | Buncombe | $5,580/mo | $6,810/mo | $8,620/mo | $360,000 | 10 |
| Fayetteville | Cumberland | $4,890/mo | $5,970/mo | $7,550/mo | $183,700 | 8 |
| Gastonia | Gaston | $4,900/mo | $5,980/mo | $7,570/mo | $235,000 | 7 |
| Salisbury | Rowan | $4,570/mo | $5,580/mo | $7,070/mo | $216,100 | 7 |
| Hendersonville | Henderson | $5,060/mo | $6,170/mo | $7,820/mo | $317,800 | 6 |
| Burlington | Alamance | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $221,200 | 5 |
| Concord | Cabarrus | $6,110/mo | $7,450/mo | $9,440/mo | $318,600 | 5 |
| Lumberton | Robeson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $88,600 | 5 |
| Wilson | Wilson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $171,800 | 5 |
| Albemarle | Stanly | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $214,300 | 4 |
| Black Mountain | Buncombe | $5,580/mo | $6,810/mo | $8,620/mo | $360,000 | 4 |
| Chapel Hill | Orange | $6,410/mo | $7,820/mo | $9,900/mo | $428,500 | 4 |
| Greenville | Pitt | $4,390/mo | $5,360/mo | $6,790/mo | $194,300 | 4 |
| Hickory | Catawba | $4,350/mo | $5,310/mo | $6,720/mo | $218,100 | 4 |
| Lexington | Davidson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $200,100 | 4 |
| Monroe | Union | $6,740/mo | $8,220/mo | $10,410/mo | $374,400 | 4 |
| New Bern | Craven | $4,910/mo | $5,990/mo | $7,590/mo | $206,200 | 4 |
| Pinehurst | Moore | $5,680/mo | $6,930/mo | $8,780/mo | $315,300 | 4 |
| Asheboro | Randolph | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $171,600 | 3 |
| Brevard | Transylvania | $4,400/mo | $5,370/mo | $6,790/mo | $336,100 | 3 |
| Goldsboro | Wayne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $162,700 | 3 |
| Henderson | Vance | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,300 | 3 |
| High Point | Guilford | $4,980/mo | $6,080/mo | $7,690/mo | $234,900 | 3 |
| Huntersville | Mecklenburg | $6,620/mo | $8,080/mo | $10,240/mo | $371,200 | 3 |
| Kernersville | Forsyth | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,410/mo | $227,800 | 3 |
| Kinston | Lenoir | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,400 | 3 |
| Lenoir | Caldwell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $174,000 | 3 |
| Lincolnton | Lincoln | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,730/mo | $279,500 | 3 |
| Matthews | Mecklenburg | $6,620/mo | $8,080/mo | $10,240/mo | $371,200 | 3 |
| Morganton | Burke | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $170,500 | 3 |
| Mount Airy | Surry | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $166,400 | 3 |
| Rocky Mount | Edgecombe | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,800 | 3 |
| Rutherfordton | Rutherford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $180,800 | 3 |
| Sanford | Lee | $4,490/mo | $5,480/mo | $6,950/mo | $213,800 | 3 |
| Statesville | Iredell | $5,560/mo | $6,780/mo | $8,590/mo | $292,300 | 3 |
| Thomasville | Davidson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $200,100 | 3 |
| Waynesville | Haywood | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $254,900 | 3 |
| Winston Salem | Forsyth | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,410/mo | $227,800 | 3 |
| Cary | Wake | $7,130/mo | $8,700/mo | $11,020/mo | $422,800 | 2 |
| Cherryville | Gaston | $4,900/mo | $5,980/mo | $7,570/mo | $235,000 | 2 |
| Clayton | Johnston | $5,120/mo | $6,250/mo | $7,920/mo | $267,600 | 2 |
| Clemmons | Forsyth | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,410/mo | $227,800 | 2 |
| Clinton | Sampson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $128,400 | 2 |
| Dunn | Harnett | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $220,700 | 2 |
| Eden | Rockingham | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $156,000 | 2 |
| Elizabeth City | Pasquotank | $5,020/mo | $6,120/mo | $7,750/mo | $223,300 | 2 |
| Elizabethtown | Bladen | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,800 | 2 |
| Elkin | Surry | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $166,400 | 2 |
| Garner | Wake | $7,130/mo | $8,700/mo | $11,020/mo | $422,800 | 2 |
| Jacksonville | Onslow | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,000/mo | $219,500 | 2 |
| Jamestown | Guilford | $4,980/mo | $6,080/mo | $7,690/mo | $234,900 | 2 |
| Kannapolis | Cabarrus | $6,110/mo | $7,450/mo | $9,440/mo | $318,600 | 2 |
| King | Stokes | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $186,800 | 2 |
| Laurinburg | Scotland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $109,900 | 2 |
| Lillington | Harnett | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $220,700 | 2 |
| Louisburg | Franklin | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,440/mo | $240,900 | 2 |
| Mooresville | Iredell | $5,560/mo | $6,780/mo | $8,590/mo | $292,300 | 2 |
| Morehead City | Carteret | $4,980/mo | $6,080/mo | $7,700/mo | $304,200 | 2 |
| North Wilkesboro | Wilkes | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,400 | 2 |
| Oxford | Granville | $4,860/mo | $5,930/mo | $7,510/mo | $235,700 | 2 |
| Pittsboro | Chatham | $5,540/mo | $6,760/mo | $8,570/mo | $397,800 | 2 |
| Reidsville | Rockingham | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $156,000 | 2 |
| Roxboro | Person | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $192,800 | 2 |
| Scotland Neck | Halifax | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $102,500 | 2 |
| Shelby | Cleveland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $180,200 | 2 |
| Smithfield | Johnston | $5,120/mo | $6,250/mo | $7,920/mo | $267,600 | 2 |
| Sylva | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $253,900 | 2 |
| Tarboro | Edgecombe | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,800 | 2 |
| Wadesboro | Anson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $119,300 | 2 |
| Washington | Beaufort | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $181,200 | 2 |
| Whiteville | Columbus | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $128,300 | 2 |
| Wilkesboro | Wilkes | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $161,400 | 2 |
| Windsor | Bertie | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $95,800 | 2 |
| Yadkinville | Yadkin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $176,400 | 2 |
| Aberdeen | Moore | $5,680/mo | $6,930/mo | $8,780/mo | $315,300 | 1 |