Assisted Living Communities in Buckeye, Arizona

According to Genworth's Cost of Care Survey, seniors in Buckeye pay $5,500 per month for assisted living. This exceeds the national median by roughly $150. However, the city presents a more affordable option than Prescott, where care costs $6,450. Meanwhile, prices drop to $4,575 in Tucson and $4,925 in Lake Havasu City, highlighting the range of costs within Arizona to accommodate seniors with varying budgetary needs. 

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in Arizona page.

In Buckeye, assisted living offers one of the lowest monthly senior care rates at $5,500. This amount falls roughly $1,555 below home health care's standard rate and $2,484 below median costs for a semi-private room in a nursing home. These price differences showcase the financial benefits for seniors who don't require intensive medical care but wish to reside in a community setting. 

Assisted living facilities in Buckeye receive licensing from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Department of Licensing Services following an inspection and on-site survey. The Department must ensure facilities across the state adhere to licensing standards, and it investigates any complaints lodged against a facility.

• The cost of living in Buckeye is higher than the national average, but only by about 3%. However, seniors benefit from Buckeye’s health care costs being 8% less than the national median and 3% less than the state average. Grocery costs in Buckeye are also nearly 3% lower than the national average.
• Arizona is one of the nation’s most tax-friendly states for retirees, which greatly benefits seniors on fixed incomes. Social Security benefits and military retirement income aren’t taxed. Income from federal and state government retirement plans is tax-exempt, up to $2,500.
• The average sales tax rate in Arizona is 8.4%, but rates in Maricopa County are much lower. Buckeye seniors pay a combined sales tax rate of 6.3%, which includes the 5.6% state rate and the county’s low rate of 0.7%. Maricopa County’s rate is lower than 92.3% of other Arizona cities and counties. Groceries and prescription drugs, two potentially large expenses for seniors, are both exempt from sales taxes.
• Seniors seeking a safer place to retire may find it in Buckeye where the violent crime rate is significantly lower than the national average and property crime also is lower. Crime rates are measured on a scale of one to 100 with one being the best. Buckeye rates an 8.4 for violent crime while the national average is 22.7. It scores 29.3 for property crime compared to the national average of 35.4.
• Buckeye has a noticeably warm, dry climate. It only receives about nine inches of rain annually. The national average is 38. It also doesn’t get any snow and the average overnight low in January is 40 degrees, which is warmer than most places in Arizona. Unfortunately, Buckeye gets extremely hot in the summer with an average high of 107 degrees in July. Seniors will experience about 170 days with high temperatures above 90 each year, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.