Long-Term Care Cost Comparison
Rates quoted on this page are based on the 2004
MetLife Market Survey on Nursing Home and Home Care Costs and the 2004
MetLife Market Survey of Assisted Living Costs.
For more information on these surveys, you may view the articles by
clicking on the following links (PDF document; will open in new window):
2004
MetLife Market Survey on Nursing Home and Home Care Costs
2004
MetLife Survey of Assisted Living Costs
Click on your state in the map
below to see your state's average
long-term care costs, or to see a comprehensive comparison chart, click
here.

|
State
|
Region
|
First 3
Zip Code Numbers
|
Average
Daily Cost of Nursing Home Care
|
Average
Hourly Cost of Home Health Care
|
Average
Monthly Cost of Assisted Living Care
|
|
Semi-Private
|
Private
|
|
Alabama
|
Birmingham |
352
|
$127
|
$133
|
$14
|
$2,441
|
| Montgomery |
361
|
$137
|
$145
|
$14
|
$2,073
|
|
Alaska
|
Statewide
|
All
|
$435
|
$561
|
$27
|
$3,757
|
|
Arizona
|
Phoenix |
850
|
$141
|
$169
|
$19
|
$1,498
|
| Tucson |
857
|
$155
|
$191
|
$18
|
$2,057
|
|
Arkansas
|
Little
Rock |
722
|
$114
|
$131
|
$15
|
$2,011
|
|
California
|
Los
Angeles |
900
|
$137
|
$160
|
$18
|
$2,011
|
| San
Diego |
921
|
$163
|
$217
|
$19
|
$2,103
|
| San
Francisco |
941 & 949
|
$205
|
$293
|
$21
|
$2,630
|
|
Colorado
|
Colorado
Springs |
809
|
$149
|
$165
|
$21
|
$1,779
|
| Denver |
800 & 802
|
$147
|
$172
|
$23
|
$2,056
|
|
Connecticut
|
Hartford |
061
|
$254
|
$277
|
$28
|
$3,146
|
| Stamford |
069
|
$297
|
$331
|
$23
|
$4,327
|
|
Delaware
|
Wilmington |
198
|
$177
|
$198
|
$21
|
$3,782
|
|
DC
|
Washington |
200
|
$230
|
$260
|
$17
|
$3,920
|
|
Florida
|
Jacksonville |
322
|
$168
|
$180
|
$18
|
$1,788
|
| Miami |
331
|
$163
|
$193
|
$15
|
$1,340
|
| Orlando |
328
|
$161
|
$182
|
$16
|
$2,000
|
|
Georgia
|
Alpharetta |
300
|
$141
|
$157
|
$15
|
$2,638
|
| Atlanta |
303
|
$135
|
$151
|
$17
|
$2,535
|
|
Hawaii
|
Honolulu |
968
|
$208
|
$227
|
$21
|
$3,112
|
|
Idaho
|
Boise |
837
|
$157
|
$175
|
$16
|
$2,317
|
|
Illinois
|
Chicago |
606
|
$124
|
$136
|
$16
|
$2,572
|
| Highland
Park |
600
|
$180
|
$213
|
$20
|
$3,542
|
| Peoria |
616
|
$136
|
$165
|
$17
|
$2,008
|
|
Indiana
|
Fort
Wayne |
468
|
$139
|
$170
|
$20
|
$2,638
|
| Indianapolis |
462
|
$125
|
$160
|
$21
|
$2,047
|
|
Iowa
|
Des
Moines |
503
|
$185
|
$209
|
$20
|
$2,139
|
|
Kansas
|
Wichita |
672
|
$127
|
$142
|
$17
|
$2,347
|
|
Kentucky
|
Lexington |
405
|
$141
|
$174
|
$20
|
$2,372
|
| Louisville |
402
|
$149
|
$180
|
$21
|
$2,438
|
|
Louisiana
|
New
Orleans |
701
|
$96
|
$107
|
$14
|
$2,418
|
| Shreveport |
711
|
$87
|
$99
|
$13
|
$1,907
|
|
Maine
|
Brunswick |
040
|
$205
|
$228
|
$18
|
$3,144
|
|
Maryland
|
Baltimore |
212
|
$177
|
$198
|
$17
|
$3,136
|
| Silver
Spring |
209
|
$186
|
$204
|
$16
|
$3,718
|
|
Massachusetts
|
Boston |
021
|
$266
|
$284
|
$22
|
$3,424
|
| Worcester |
016
|
$260
|
$272
|
$23
|
$3,110
|
|
Michigan
|
Detroit |
482
|
$143
|
$149
|
$18
|
$2,398
|
| Grand
Rapids |
495
|
$173
|
$197
|
$18
|
$2,254
|
|
Minnesota
|
Minneapolis/St.Paul |
551 & 554
|
$191
|
$221
|
$21
|
$2,651
|
| Rochester |
559
|
$158
|
$171
|
$26
|
$2,425
|
|
Mississippi
|
Jackson |
392
|
$137
|
$142
|
$13
|
$2,121
|
|
Missouri
|
Kansas
City |
641
|
$116
|
$129
|
$17
|
$2,022
|
| St.
Louis |
631
|
$117
|
$131
|
$18
|
$2,401
|
|
Montana
|
Billings |
591
|
$135
|
$142
|
$17
|
$2,339
|
|
Nebraska
|
Omaha |
681
|
$142
|
$165
|
$17
|
$2,746
|
|
Nevada
|
Las
Vegas |
891
|
$156
|
$175
|
$25
|
$2,247
|
|
New
Hampshire
|
Manchester |
031
|
$208
|
$220
|
$23
|
$3,204
|
|
New
Jersey
|
Bridgewater |
088
|
$223
|
$244
|
$20
|
$3,263
|
| Cherry
Hill |
080
|
$220
|
$238
|
$18
|
$3,156
|
|
New
Mexico
|
Albuquerque |
871
|
$136
|
$186
|
$16
|
$2,327
|
|
New
York
|
New
York City |
100 - 114
|
$301
|
$312
|
$15
|
$3,098
|
| Rochester |
146
|
$241
|
$251
|
$19
|
$2,420
|
| Syracuse |
132
|
$228
|
$232
|
$20
|
$2,365
|
|
North
Carolina
|
Charlotte |
282
|
$150
|
$164
|
$17
|
$3,256
|
| Raleigh/Durham |
276 & 277
|
$163
|
$178
|
$17
|
$2,735
|
|
North
Dakota
|
Fargo |
581
|
$188
|
$188
|
$17
|
$1,516
|
|
Ohio
|
Cincinnati |
452
|
$170
|
$189
|
$18
|
$2,379
|
| Cleveland |
441
|
$164
|
$179
|
$16
|
$2,915
|
| Columbus |
432
|
$169
|
$192
|
$19
|
$2,953
|
|
Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma
City |
731
|
$114
|
$170
|
$16
|
$2,039
|
| Tulsa |
741
|
$121
|
$162
|
$16
|
$2,507
|
|
Oregon
|
Eugene |
974
|
$150
|
$166
|
$17
|
$2,277
|
| Portland |
972
|
$148
|
$162
|
$20
|
$2,478
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Philadelphia |
191
|
$210
|
$226
|
$18
|
$2,709
|
| Pittsburgh |
152
|
$187
|
$200
|
$18
|
$1,789
|
| Scranton |
185
|
$170
|
$176
|
$18
|
$1,866
|
|
Rhode
Island
|
Providence |
029
|
$186
|
$206
|
$21
|
$2,224
|
|
South
Carolina
|
Charleston |
294
|
$127
|
$138
|
$17
|
$2,322
|
| Columbia |
292
|
$167
|
$179
|
$14
|
$1,898
|
|
South
Dakota
|
Rapid
City |
577
|
$135
|
$150
|
$17
|
$2,055
|
|
Tennessee
|
Memphis |
381
|
$143
|
$155
|
$19
|
$2,166
|
| Nashville |
372
|
$174
|
$190
|
$21
|
$2,373
|
|
Texas
|
Dallas/Ft.
Worth |
752 & 761
|
$109
|
$163
|
$16
|
$2,361
|
| Austin |
787
|
$118
|
$175
|
$18
|
$2,750
|
| Houston |
770
|
$109
|
$151
|
$16
|
$2,620
|
|
Utah
|
Salt
Lake City |
841
|
$119
|
$138
|
$24
|
$2,046
|
|
Vermont
|
Statewide |
All
|
$210
|
$219
|
$21
|
|
| Burlington |
054
|
|
|
|
$2,341
|
|
Virginia
|
Arlington |
222
|
$205
|
$235
|
$17
|
$3,345
|
| Richmond |
232
|
$144
|
$169
|
$15
|
$2,432
|
|
Washington
|
Seattle |
981
|
$191
|
$217
|
$21
|
$2,762
|
| Spokane |
992
|
$181
|
| |