When comparing the price of semiprivate rooms in nursing care homes, Dayton comes out as pretty expensive. At $8,699 per month, it’s almost $1,000 more expensive than the U.S. average of $7,756. The mean cost of all the cities in Ohio is even lower, at $7,184.
In fact, Dayton is significantly more expensive than most other areas in Ohio. The next priciest city for nursing care is Cleveland, but it costs $851 less per month, at $7,848. Canton nursing care costs significantly less than the national and state average, at $6,540. Columbus ($6,996) is also more affordable than average, whereas Youngstown’s price ($7,300) sits between the state and U.S. averages.