What senior care costs in your metro
The most current sourced figures come from the Genworth/CareScout 2024 Cost of Care Survey (fielded July–December 2024), which publishes state medians only — there is no published Milwaukee-metro-specific (or any city-specific) cost figure from CareScout or any other primary source. Any "Milwaukee assisted living costs $X/month" figure seen elsewhere is not a CareScout figure and should not be treated as verified.
| Category | Wisconsin annual median | Wisconsin monthly (annual ÷ 12) | National annual median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemaker services (non-medical home care) | $82,368/yr | ≈ $6,864/mo | $75,504/yr |
| Home health aide | $86,944/yr | ≈ $7,245/mo | $77,792/yr |
| Assisted living facility | $73,800/yr | ≈ $6,150/mo | $70,800/yr |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $120,815/yr | ≈ $10,068/mo | $111,325/yr |
| Nursing home, private room | $135,050/yr | ≈ $11,254/mo | $127,750/yr |
Wisconsin ranked among the 17 highest-cost states nationally for both homemaker services and home health aide services in the 2024 survey, and every category above exceeded the national median. There is no published memory-care cost median anywhere — CareScout does not survey memory care as its own category, for Wisconsin or any other state. Any memory-care price figure online is an estimate or extrapolation from assisted living data, not a primary-sourced figure. Get quotes in writing from each community you tour.
