According to Genworth’s 2018 Cost of Care study, the monthly cost of assisted living in Coles County ($4,046) is slightly above the state ($4,030) and national ($4,000) averages. Compared to other areas in central Illinois, the monthly cost of assisted living in Coles County is more expensive than Champaign ($3,578), but slightly less expensive than Springfield ($4,410) and Bloomington ($4,650). Illinois’ largest city, Chicago, comes in with the highest cost for assisted living in the state at $4,794 per month.
Note: Coles County includes the cities of Charleston and Mattoon, and the villages of Ashmore, Humboldt, Lerna and Oakland in Illinois. Senior care cost data wasn’t available for these cities, so data for the closest city, Decatur, was used.