Compare monthly care rates across 1,802 cities and 656 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Pennsylvania.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Pennsylvania's average caregiver rate of $31.26/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,540/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,831/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $420/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $5,296/mo; Memory Care averages $6,760/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 47 |
| Pittsburgh | Allegheny | $5,300/mo | $6,470/mo | $8,190/mo | $216,700 | 26 |
| Erie | Erie | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $169,500 | 14 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | $6,000/mo | $7,320/mo | $9,270/mo | $279,400 | 10 |
| York | York | $5,580/mo | $6,810/mo | $8,620/mo | $235,000 | 10 |
| Scranton | Lackawanna | $4,570/mo | $5,580/mo | $7,070/mo | $189,900 | 9 |
| Allentown | Lehigh | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $276,100 | 8 |
| Bethlehem | Lehigh | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $276,100 | 8 |
| Carlisle | Cumberland | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $261,900 | 8 |
| Greensburg | Westmoreland | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $193,100 | 8 |
| Chambersburg | Franklin | $5,150/mo | $6,280/mo | $7,950/mo | $236,300 | 7 |
| Lansdale | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 7 |
| Johnstown | Cambria | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $115,900 | 6 |
| New Castle | Lawrence | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $136,700 | 6 |
| Doylestown | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 5 |
| Easton | Northampton | $6,210/mo | $7,580/mo | $9,600/mo | $285,000 | 5 |
| Harrisburg | Dauphin | $5,340/mo | $6,510/mo | $8,260/mo | $222,300 | 5 |
| Lititz | Lancaster | $6,000/mo | $7,320/mo | $9,270/mo | $279,400 | 5 |
| Monroeville | Allegheny | $5,300/mo | $6,470/mo | $8,190/mo | $216,700 | 5 |
| Norristown | Chester | $8,270/mo | $10,090/mo | $12,780/mo | $461,800 | 5 |
| Uniontown | Fayette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $126,900 | 5 |
| West Chester | Chester | $8,270/mo | $10,090/mo | $12,780/mo | $461,800 | 5 |
| Wilkes Barre | Luzerne | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $163,800 | 5 |
| Canonsburg | Washington | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $220,600 | 4 |
| Gettysburg | Adams | $5,370/mo | $6,550/mo | $8,290/mo | $256,100 | 4 |
| Hollidaysburg | Blair | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $156,700 | 4 |
| Indiana | Indiana | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,400 | 4 |
| Mechanicsburg | Cumberland | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $261,900 | 4 |
| Media | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 4 |
| Pottstown | Chester | $8,270/mo | $10,090/mo | $12,780/mo | $461,800 | 4 |
| Pottsville | Schuylkill | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $140,400 | 4 |
| State College | Centre | $5,380/mo | $6,560/mo | $8,310/mo | $308,100 | 4 |
| Warminster | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 4 |
| Washington | Washington | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $220,600 | 4 |
| Williamsport | Lycoming | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $195,600 | 4 |
| Altoona | Blair | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $156,700 | 3 |
| Bradford | Mckean | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $98,700 | 3 |
| Broomall | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 3 |
| Bryn Mawr | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 3 |
| Camp Hill | Cumberland | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $261,900 | 3 |
| Elizabethtown | Lancaster | $6,000/mo | $7,320/mo | $9,270/mo | $279,400 | 3 |
| Grove City | Mercer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,600 | 3 |
| Hanover | York | $5,580/mo | $6,810/mo | $8,620/mo | $235,000 | 3 |
| Hazleton | Luzerne | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $163,800 | 3 |
| Kingston | Luzerne | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $163,800 | 3 |
| Kittanning | Armstrong | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,300 | 3 |
| Langhorne | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 3 |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | $5,230/mo | $6,380/mo | $8,090/mo | $227,300 | 3 |
| Meadville | Crawford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $143,400 | 3 |
| Newtown | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 3 |
| Palmyra | Lebanon | $5,230/mo | $6,380/mo | $8,090/mo | $227,300 | 3 |
| Quakertown | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 3 |
| Reading | Berks | $5,420/mo | $6,610/mo | $8,380/mo | $239,700 | 3 |
| Wyncote | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 3 |
| Ambler | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 2 |
| Beaver Falls | Beaver | $4,450/mo | $5,430/mo | $6,880/mo | $185,500 | 2 |
| Bethel Park | Allegheny | $5,300/mo | $6,470/mo | $8,190/mo | $216,700 | 2 |
| Brookville | Jefferson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $126,700 | 2 |
| Carbondale | Lackawanna | $4,570/mo | $5,580/mo | $7,070/mo | $189,900 | 2 |
| Cheswick | Allegheny | $5,300/mo | $6,470/mo | $8,190/mo | $216,700 | 2 |
| Columbia | Lancaster | $6,000/mo | $7,320/mo | $9,270/mo | $279,400 | 2 |
| Coraopolis | Allegheny | $5,300/mo | $6,470/mo | $8,190/mo | $216,700 | 2 |
| Dallas | Luzerne | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $163,800 | 2 |
| Danville | Montour | $5,050/mo | $6,160/mo | $7,800/mo | $240,300 | 2 |
| Darby | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 2 |
| Duncannon | Perry | $4,640/mo | $5,660/mo | $7,160/mo | $222,800 | 2 |
| Ephrata | Lancaster | $6,000/mo | $7,320/mo | $9,270/mo | $279,400 | 2 |
| Flourtown | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 2 |
| Fort Washington | Bucks | $7,520/mo | $9,170/mo | $11,620/mo | $421,700 | 2 |
| Franklin | Venango | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,500 | 2 |
| Glen Mills | Delaware | $6,220/mo | $7,590/mo | $9,600/mo | $302,400 | 2 |
| Glenside | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 2 |
| Greenville | Mercer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,600 | 2 |
| Hatboro | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 2 |
| Hermitage | Mercer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,600 | 2 |
| Honey Brook | Chester | $8,270/mo | $10,090/mo | $12,780/mo | $461,800 | 2 |
| Huntingdon | Huntingdon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $180,300 | 2 |
| Kennett Square | Chester | $8,270/mo | $10,090/mo | $12,780/mo | $461,800 | 2 |
| Lafayette Hill | Montgomery | $7,710/mo | $9,410/mo | $11,910/mo | $409,900 | 2 |
| Latrobe | Westmoreland | $4,460/mo | $5,440/mo | $6,890/mo | $193,100 | 2 |