Compare monthly care rates across 753 cities and 323 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Wisconsin.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Wisconsin's average caregiver rate of $28.75/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,090/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,599/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $391/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,876/mo; Memory Care averages $6,210/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $4,750/mo | $5,800/mo | $7,350/mo | $216,500 | 17 |
| Madison | Dane | $6,280/mo | $7,660/mo | $9,710/mo | $366,100 | 7 |
| Fond Du Lac | Fond Du Lac | $4,700/mo | $5,730/mo | $7,270/mo | $209,800 | 6 |
| Green Bay | Brown | $4,960/mo | $6,050/mo | $7,660/mo | $245,900 | 6 |
| Kenosha | Kenosha | $5,560/mo | $6,780/mo | $8,590/mo | $247,800 | 6 |
| Sheboygan | Sheboygan | $4,560/mo | $5,560/mo | $7,050/mo | $218,400 | 6 |
| Appleton | Outagamie | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $244,100 | 5 |
| Janesville | Rock | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $215,900 | 5 |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $172,900 | 5 |
| Oshkosh | Winnebago | $4,690/mo | $5,720/mo | $7,240/mo | $208,600 | 5 |
| Brookfield | Waukesha | $6,640/mo | $8,100/mo | $10,270/mo | $373,600 | 4 |
| La Crosse | La Crosse | $4,890/mo | $5,970/mo | $7,560/mo | $243,200 | 4 |
| Menomonie | Dunn | $4,700/mo | $5,730/mo | $7,270/mo | $226,200 | 4 |
| Waukesha | Waukesha | $6,640/mo | $8,100/mo | $10,270/mo | $373,600 | 4 |
| Wausau | Marathon | $4,860/mo | $5,930/mo | $7,510/mo | $205,500 | 4 |
| Chippewa Falls | Chippewa | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $237,700 | 3 |
| Marshfield | Wood | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $168,100 | 3 |
| Racine | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,870/mo | $252,319 | 3 | |
| Shawano | Shawano | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,100 | 3 |
| Superior | Douglas | $4,620/mo | $5,640/mo | $7,140/mo | $190,400 | 3 |
| Altoona | Eau Claire | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,420/mo | $242,400 | 2 |
| Amery | Polk | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,540/mo | $241,200 | 2 |
| Ashland | Ashland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $160,500 | 2 |
| Beaver Dam | Dodge | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $218,400 | 2 |
| Beloit | Rock | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $215,900 | 2 |
| Black River Falls | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $186,900 | 2 |
| Bloomer | Chippewa | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $237,700 | 2 |
| Cedarburg | Ozaukee | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,140/mo | $368,900 | 2 |
| Clintonville | Waupaca | $4,400/mo | $5,370/mo | $6,790/mo | $192,800 | 2 |
| Eau Claire | Eau Claire | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,420/mo | $242,400 | 2 |
| Elkhorn | Walworth | $5,270/mo | $6,430/mo | $8,140/mo | $275,900 | 2 |
| Hayward | Sawyer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $223,300 | 2 |
| Hurley | Iron | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $155,200 | 2 |
| Juneau | Dodge | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $218,400 | 2 |
| King | Waupaca | $4,400/mo | $5,370/mo | $6,790/mo | $192,800 | 2 |
| Ladysmith | Rusk | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $152,000 | 2 |
| Lake Geneva | Walworth | $5,270/mo | $6,430/mo | $8,140/mo | $275,900 | 2 |
| Lancaster | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $186,300 | 2 |
| Menomonee Falls | Waukesha | $6,640/mo | $8,100/mo | $10,270/mo | $373,600 | 2 |
| Monroe | Green | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,290/mo | $236,900 | 2 |
| Muskego | Waukesha | $6,640/mo | $8,100/mo | $10,270/mo | $373,600 | 2 |
| New Holstein | Calumet | $5,350/mo | $6,530/mo | $8,260/mo | $252,100 | 2 |
| New Richmond | Saint Croix | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,870/mo | $252,319 | 2 |
| Oconomowoc | Waukesha | $6,640/mo | $8,100/mo | $10,270/mo | $373,600 | 2 |
| Peshtigo | Marinette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $154,600 | 2 |
| Plymouth | Sheboygan | $4,560/mo | $5,560/mo | $7,050/mo | $218,400 | 2 |
| Reedsburg | Sauk | $4,960/mo | $6,050/mo | $7,660/mo | $242,400 | 2 |
| Rhinelander | Oneida | $4,440/mo | $5,420/mo | $6,860/mo | $227,500 | 2 |
| Rice Lake | Barron | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $198,300 | 2 |
| Richland Center | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $182,800 | 2 |
| South Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $4,750/mo | $5,800/mo | $7,350/mo | $216,500 | 2 |
| Sparta | Monroe | $4,540/mo | $5,540/mo | $7,010/mo | $197,200 | 2 |
| Stevens Point | Portage | $4,640/mo | $5,660/mo | $7,180/mo | $230,400 | 2 |
| Stoughton | Dane | $6,280/mo | $7,660/mo | $9,710/mo | $366,100 | 2 |
| Sturgeon Bay | Door | $4,850/mo | $5,920/mo | $7,490/mo | $305,800 | 2 |
| Sun Prairie | Dane | $6,280/mo | $7,660/mo | $9,710/mo | $366,100 | 2 |
| Tomahawk | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,700 | 2 |
| Union Grove | Racine | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,750/mo | $239,400 | 2 |
| Verona | Dane | $6,280/mo | $7,660/mo | $9,710/mo | $366,100 | 2 |
| Watertown | Dodge | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $218,400 | 2 |
| West Bend | Washington | $5,930/mo | $7,230/mo | $9,160/mo | $316,200 | 2 |
| West Salem | La Crosse | $4,890/mo | $5,970/mo | $7,560/mo | $243,200 | 2 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | Wood | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $168,100 | 2 |
| Abbotsford | Clark | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $163,800 | 1 |
| Algoma | Kewaunee | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $208,900 | 1 |
| Antigo | Langlade | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,800 | 1 |
| Augusta | Eau Claire | $4,800/mo | $5,860/mo | $7,420/mo | $242,400 | 1 |
| Baldwin | Saint Croix | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,870/mo | $252,319 | 1 |
| Baraboo | Sauk | $4,960/mo | $6,050/mo | $7,660/mo | $242,400 | 1 |
| Barron | Barron | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $198,300 | 1 |
| Berlin | Green Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $206,300 | 1 |
| Blair | Trempealeau | $4,540/mo | $5,540/mo | $7,020/mo | $203,300 | 1 |
| Boscobel | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $186,300 | 1 |
| Burlington | Racine | $5,010/mo | $6,110/mo | $7,750/mo | $239,400 | 1 |
| Chetek | Barron | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $198,300 | 1 |
| Clinton | Rock | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $215,900 | 1 |
| Colby | Clark | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $163,800 | 1 |
| Columbus | Columbia | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,720/mo | $258,700 | 1 |
| Cornell | Chippewa | $4,830/mo | $5,890/mo | $7,460/mo | $237,700 | 1 |
| Crivitz | Marinette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $154,600 | 1 |