Compare monthly care rates across 493 cities and 193 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Washington.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Washington's average caregiver rate of $41.63/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $7,370/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $3,762/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $567/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $7,061/mo; Memory Care averages $8,990/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 19 |
| Spokane | Spokane | $5,450/mo | $6,650/mo | $8,420/mo | $370,500 | 13 |
| Tacoma | Pierce | $7,550/mo | $9,210/mo | $11,670/mo | $484,400 | 11 |
| Bellingham | Whatcom | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,870/mo | $536,100 | 6 |
| Everett | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 6 |
| Vancouver | Clark | $7,360/mo | $8,980/mo | $11,370/mo | $487,900 | 6 |
| Yakima | Yakima | $4,930/mo | $6,010/mo | $7,620/mo | $281,100 | 6 |
| Puyallup | Pierce | $7,550/mo | $9,210/mo | $11,670/mo | $484,400 | 5 |
| Auburn | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 4 |
| Federal Way | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 4 |
| Olympia | Thurston | $7,240/mo | $8,830/mo | $11,180/mo | $451,500 | 4 |
| Bremerton | Kitsap | $7,660/mo | $9,350/mo | $11,840/mo | $505,700 | 3 |
| Centralia | Lewis | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,600/mo | $341,500 | 3 |
| Gig Harbor | Pierce | $7,550/mo | $9,210/mo | $11,670/mo | $484,400 | 3 |
| Issaquah | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 3 |
| Lacey | Thurston | $7,240/mo | $8,830/mo | $11,180/mo | $451,500 | 3 |
| Longview | Cowlitz | $5,350/mo | $6,530/mo | $8,270/mo | $367,400 | 3 |
| Renton | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 3 |
| Walla Walla | Walla Walla | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,000/mo | $375,600 | 3 |
| Colville | Stevens | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $308,000 | 2 |
| Edmonds | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 2 |
| Kennewick | Benton | $6,020/mo | $7,340/mo | $9,300/mo | $369,400 | 2 |
| Lynnwood | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 2 |
| Marysville | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 2 |
| Moses Lake | Grant | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $275,700 | 2 |
| Mount Vernon | Skagit | $6,460/mo | $7,880/mo | $9,980/mo | $486,200 | 2 |
| Port Orchard | Kitsap | $7,660/mo | $9,350/mo | $11,840/mo | $505,700 | 2 |
| Redmond | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 2 |
| Richland | Benton | $6,020/mo | $7,340/mo | $9,300/mo | $369,400 | 2 |
| Sequim | Clallam | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,790/mo | $385,600 | 2 |
| Shelton | Mason | $5,610/mo | $6,840/mo | $8,670/mo | $377,400 | 2 |
| Wenatchee | Chelan | $5,550/mo | $6,770/mo | $8,570/mo | $454,900 | 2 |
| Aberdeen | Grays Harbor | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $279,500 | 1 |
| Anacortes | Skagit | $6,460/mo | $7,880/mo | $9,980/mo | $486,200 | 1 |
| Arlington | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 1 |
| Bainbridge Island | Kitsap | $7,660/mo | $9,350/mo | $11,840/mo | $505,700 | 1 |
| Battle Ground | Clark | $7,360/mo | $8,980/mo | $11,370/mo | $487,900 | 1 |
| Bellevue | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Blaine | Whatcom | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,870/mo | $536,100 | 1 |
| Bothell | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Brewster | Okanogan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,200 | 1 |
| Camas | Clark | $7,360/mo | $8,980/mo | $11,370/mo | $487,900 | 1 |
| Cashmere | Chelan | $5,550/mo | $6,770/mo | $8,570/mo | $454,900 | 1 |
| Cheney | Spokane | $5,450/mo | $6,650/mo | $8,420/mo | $370,500 | 1 |
| Clarkston | Asotin | $4,760/mo | $5,810/mo | $7,360/mo | $286,200 | 1 |
| Colfax | Whitman | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $323,300 | 1 |
| College Place | Walla Walla | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,000/mo | $375,600 | 1 |
| Coupeville | Island | $7,060/mo | $8,610/mo | $10,910/mo | $535,300 | 1 |
| Ellensburg | Kittitas | $5,490/mo | $6,700/mo | $8,480/mo | $459,900 | 1 |
| Enumclaw | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Ephrata | Grant | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $275,700 | 1 |
| Hoquiam | Grays Harbor | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $279,500 | 1 |
| Kent | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Kirkland | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Lynden | Whatcom | $6,390/mo | $7,800/mo | $9,870/mo | $536,100 | 1 |
| Medical Lake | Spokane | $5,450/mo | $6,650/mo | $8,420/mo | $370,500 | 1 |
| Mercer Island | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Monroe | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 1 |
| Montesano | Grays Harbor | $4,660/mo | $5,690/mo | $7,200/mo | $279,500 | 1 |
| Nespelem | Okanogan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,200 | 1 |
| North Bend | King | $9,170/mo | $11,190/mo | $14,170/mo | $811,200 | 1 |
| Omak | Okanogan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,200 | 1 |
| Orting | Pierce | $7,550/mo | $9,210/mo | $11,670/mo | $484,400 | 1 |
| Othello | Adams | $4,390/mo | $5,360/mo | $6,780/mo | $251,300 | 1 |
| Pasco | Franklin | $5,650/mo | $6,890/mo | $8,730/mo | $345,700 | 1 |
| Port Angeles | Clallam | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,790/mo | $385,600 | 1 |
| Port Townsend | Jefferson | $5,620/mo | $6,860/mo | $8,690/mo | $495,100 | 1 |
| Poulsbo | Kitsap | $7,660/mo | $9,350/mo | $11,840/mo | $505,700 | 1 |
| Pullman | Whitman | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $323,300 | 1 |
| Raymond | Pacific | $4,470/mo | $5,450/mo | $6,910/mo | $274,000 | 1 |
| Sedro Woolley | Skagit | $6,460/mo | $7,880/mo | $9,980/mo | $486,200 | 1 |
| Selah | Yakima | $4,930/mo | $6,010/mo | $7,620/mo | $281,100 | 1 |
| Silverdale | Kitsap | $7,660/mo | $9,350/mo | $11,840/mo | $505,700 | 1 |
| Snohomish | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 1 |
| Soap Lake | Grant | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,720/mo | $275,700 | 1 |
| Stanwood | Snohomish | $8,280/mo | $10,100/mo | $12,800/mo | $644,600 | 1 |
| Sunnyside | Yakima | $4,930/mo | $6,010/mo | $7,620/mo | $281,100 | 1 |
| Tonasket | Okanogan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,200 | 1 |
| Toppenish | Yakima | $4,930/mo | $6,010/mo | $7,620/mo | $281,100 | 1 |
| University Place | Pierce | $7,550/mo | $9,210/mo | $11,670/mo | $484,400 | 1 |