Senior Care Costs by State (2026)
Long-term care prices vary enormously by state — a nursing home room costs more than three times as much in the most expensive state as in the cheapest. Pick a state for its full cost breakdown.
AlabamaNursing home $8,334/mo · Assisted living $4,572/moAlaskaNursing home $27,831/mo · Assisted living $10,198/moArizonaNursing home $8,365/mo · Assisted living $6,446/moArkansasNursing home $7,452/mo · Assisted living $4,724/moCaliforniaNursing home $12,167/mo · Assisted living $7,000/moColoradoNursing home $10,159/mo · Assisted living $5,877/moConnecticutNursing home $15,208/mo · Assisted living $8,955/moDelawareNursing home $14,494/mo · Assisted living $8,557/moFloridaNursing home $10,342/mo · Assisted living $5,610/moGeorgiaNursing home $8,821/mo · Assisted living $5,300/moHawaiiNursing home $15,473/mo · Assisted living $12,096/moIdahoNursing home $10,494/mo · Assisted living $5,900/moIllinoisNursing home $8,304/mo · Assisted living $6,219/moIndianaNursing home $8,943/mo · Assisted living $5,365/moIowaNursing home $9,277/mo · Assisted living $5,183/moKansasNursing home $8,669/mo · Assisted living $5,950/moKentuckyNursing home $9,718/mo · Assisted living $5,399/moLouisianaNursing home $7,604/mo · Assisted living $5,100/moMaineNursing home $13,976/mo · Assisted living $7,988/moMarylandNursing home $12,927/mo · Assisted living $7,083/moMassachusettsNursing home $14,448/mo · Assisted living $9,058/moMichiganNursing home $11,254/mo · Assisted living $5,818/moMinnesotaNursing home $10,646/mo · Assisted living $5,825/moMississippiNursing home $9,581/mo · Assisted living $4,369/moMissouriNursing home $6,741/mo · Assisted living $5,150/moMontanaNursing home $8,973/mo · Assisted living $6,134/moNebraskaNursing home $8,377/mo · Assisted living $5,118/moNevadaNursing home $11,786/mo · Assisted living $6,110/moNew HampshireNursing home $12,243/mo · Assisted living $7,431/moNew JerseyNursing home $12,775/mo · Assisted living $8,548/moNew MexicoNursing home $9,125/mo · Assisted living $6,163/moNew YorkNursing home $15,528/mo · Assisted living $7,110/moNorth CarolinaNursing home $9,733/mo · Assisted living $6,496/moNorth DakotaNursing home $11,528/mo · Assisted living $5,335/moOhioNursing home $9,186/mo · Assisted living $6,103/moOklahomaNursing home $7,026/mo · Assisted living $4,823/moOregonNursing home $16,760/mo · Assisted living $7,312/moPennsylvaniaNursing home $11,954/mo · Assisted living $6,480/moRhode IslandNursing home $12,106/mo · Assisted living $6,821/moSouth CarolinaNursing home $9,034/mo · Assisted living $5,200/moSouth DakotaNursing home $9,444/mo · Assisted living $4,350/moTennesseeNursing home $9,429/mo · Assisted living $5,358/moTexasNursing home $5,627/mo · Assisted living $5,666/moUtahNursing home $8,669/mo · Assisted living $4,685/moVermontNursing home $14,113/mo · Assisted living $7,456/moVirginiaNursing home $10,250/mo · Assisted living $6,512/moWashingtonNursing home $13,155/mo · Assisted living $6,975/moWest VirginiaNursing home $12,836/mo · Assisted living $5,600/moWisconsinNursing home $10,646/mo · Assisted living $6,150/moWyomingNursing home $9,916/mo · Assisted living $5,400/mo
Or run your own scenario — care type, start year, inflation and savings — in the senior care cost calculator.