Jackson is among the more affordable options in the state and nation as a whole for nursing home care, with seniors paying $6,388 per month for semiprivate rooms. This is about $700 lower than the statewide median of $7,057 and almost $1,400 less than the national rate of $7,756.
Jackson is the most inexpensive surveyed city in Mississippi for nursing home care. In Hattiesburg and Gulfport, rates exceed the state median but are affordable compared to the national average, at $7,376 and $7,499, respectively. Across state lines, monthly rates may be lower than in Jackson, with seniors in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paying $6,183 per month and those in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, paying $6,235.