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Discover The Best Living Option For You

Senior Living Cost Calculator

Compare the costs of living alone, home sharing, and independent living retirement communities.
Apples to Apples

Comparing Different Living Options

As we get a bit older, sometimes we need a helping hand around the house. Now, let's consider all the different options and the follow on implications.

Here we compare the national averages for different senior living options for those who need a little help around the house, but don't need medical assistance.
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We hope this helps you find the perfect senior living situation for you or your loved one.

Living Alone

-$1,945/month
Best for those enjoy a solitary lifestyle and who don't mind coordinating and paying for multiple outside service providers.

Home Sharing

+$495/month
Best for those who want to stay in their home, enjoy companionship, and who want to off load 40 hours per month of the chores associated with maintaining a home.

Independent Living

-$3,100/month
Best for those who want hassle-free housing the added amenities and social activities  that come with a planned community.  This average monthly cost does not include the entrance fee for independent living facilities which on average in $400,000.
Expenses
Live in your current home
Requires your to move
Utilities (Electricy, heat, oil, gas, water, sewer)
$430
$505
Included
Cable/Internet (per month)
$120
Paid by Houseguest
Included
Property Tax (per month)
$315
$315
Included
Household Tasks and Hiring Outside Service Providers
Landscaping (Lawn, Raking, Plow)
$320month
(8 hours x $40 per hour)
Included
(8 hours x $20 per hour)
Included
Housekeeping/Cleaning
$500
(20 hours per month x $25 per hour)
Included
(20 hours per month x $20 per hour)
Included
Transportation (Taxi/Uber)
$100
(4 rides to grocery store and back)
Included
(4 one-hour trips to the grocery store and back)
Included
Laundry (Wash, Dry, Fold, Iron)
$160
(8 hours per month x $20 per hour)
Included
(8 hours per month x $20 per hour)
Included
Other Fees
Home Sweet Homeshare Fee
$300
Income
Rent paid to Home Owner (National Average)
$625

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Overview
Basic features
Users
10
20
Unlimited
Individual data
20GB
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Support
Automated workflows
200+ integrations
Reporting and analytics
Analytics
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Advanced
Advanced
Export reports
Scheduled reports
API access
Advanced reports
Saved reports
Customer properties
Custom fields
User access
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Advanced permissions
Audit log
Data history
Why trust this cost calculator

Our Methodology

We conducted a survey of 1,650 people to establish the average time they spent on different household chores.

Here's the example we used and compared that to hiring outside service providers to do the same work in your home.
5 hours a week cleaning inside your home - kitchens, bathrooms, vaccuming, sweeping, etc.
2 hours a week doing laundry - wash, dry, fold, iron
2 hours a week doing outside household maintenance - mowing, gardening, shoveling, etc.
1 hour a week at the grocery store