Payment planning
How to pay for assisted living in Texas Families often combine private income or assets with benefits for which a resident qualifies. Coverage depends on the person, care setting, and facility contract—never assume that a program pays room and board. Federal starting points appear across states; state and local resources are added only where a relevant official program has been verified.
Medicare.gov
Understand what Medicare does not cover Medicare generally does not pay for non-medical long-term care. Use this official coverage page before treating Medicare as a housing or custodial-care payment source.
Open official resource ↗ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Check VA Aid and Attendance eligibility Qualified veterans and survivors who already receive a VA pension may be eligible for an additional monthly payment when they need help with daily activities.
Open official resource ↗ Benefit rules and facility participation can change. These links are planning resources, not an eligibility decision or financial advice.
Compare published prices
How Texas compares Explore average published monthly starting prices across states and across cities in Texas. Missing prices stay visible instead of being estimated.
Across the U.S.
Assisted Living by state Highest published average first Texas in this comparison #39 of 51
$4,126/mo 452 of 1866 communities priced
#1 Hawaii 2 of 330 communities priced $7,798/mo #2 $6,825/mo #3 Maine 13 of 123 communities priced $6,784/mo #4 Alaska 2 of 343 communities priced $6,500/mo #5 $6,403/mo #6 $6,145/mo #7 $6,078/mo #8 $5,991/mo #9 $5,784/mo #10 $5,549/mo #11 $5,467/mo #12 $5,363/mo #13 $5,040/mo #14 $4,996/mo #15 $4,993/mo #16 Oregon 123 of 1931 communities priced $4,981/mo #17 $4,858/mo #18 $4,799/mo #19 $4,746/mo #20 $4,737/mo #21 $4,734/mo #22 Kansas 41 of 411 communities priced $4,645/mo #23 $4,585/mo #24 $4,576/mo #25 $4,556/mo #26 Ohio 243 of 587 communities priced $4,442/mo #27 $4,380/mo #28 $4,348/mo #29 $4,321/mo #30 $4,292/mo #31 $4,291/mo #32 $4,243/mo #33 Iowa 106 of 320 communities priced $4,180/mo #34 $4,175/mo #35 $4,149/mo #36 $4,140/mo #37 Arizona 141 of 2170 communities priced $4,137/mo #38 $4,128/mo #39 Texas 452 of 1866 communities priced $4,126/mo #40 $4,051/mo #41 $4,040/mo #42 Georgia 244 of 1685 communities priced $3,995/mo #43 Florida 493 of 1347 communities priced $3,961/mo #44 Nevada 28 of 451 communities priced $3,806/mo #45 Alabama 65 of 266 communities priced $3,771/mo #46 Utah 46 of 176 communities priced $3,742/mo #47 $3,730/mo #48 Idaho 27 of 111 communities priced $3,719/mo #49 Indiana 145 of 331 communities priced $3,706/mo #50 $3,618/mo #51 $3,322/mo Show 43 more states Within Texas
Assisted Living by city All cities with published inventory #1 $6,568/mo #2 $6,500/mo #3 $6,000/mo #4 $6,000/mo #5 $5,735/mo #6 $5,658/mo #7 $5,500/mo #8 Wylie 1 of 7 communities priced $5,500/mo #9 $5,368/mo #10 $5,350/mo #11 $5,310/mo #12 $5,238/mo #13 Spring 6 of 39 communities priced $5,099/mo #14 $5,095/mo #15 Bryan 3 of 8 communities priced $5,043/mo #16 $5,000/mo #17 $4,995/mo #18 $4,975/mo #19 Allen 2 of 16 communities priced $4,925/mo #20 $4,924/mo #21 $4,865/mo #22 Boerne 3 of 8 communities priced $4,796/mo #23 $4,795/mo #24 $4,772/mo #25 Denton 4 of 30 communities priced $4,751/mo #26 $4,750/mo #27 Dallas 16 of 88 communities priced $4,741/mo #28 Heath 1 of 2 communities priced $4,725/mo #29 Azle 1 of 3 communities priced $4,690/mo #30 Sachse 2 of 5 communities priced $4,678/mo #31 $4,655/mo #32 Keller 3 of 12 communities priced $4,613/mo #33 $4,600/mo #34 $4,600/mo #35 $4,598/mo #36 $4,595/mo #37 $4,576/mo #38 Conroe 9 of 41 communities priced $4,569/mo #39 $4,550/mo #40 Irving 1 of 15 communities priced $4,545/mo #41 $4,535/mo #42 Borger 1 of 1 communities priced $4,500/mo #43 $4,500/mo #44 $4,495/mo #45 $4,495/mo #46 Frisco 4 of 17 communities priced $4,484/mo #47 $4,483/mo #48 $4,474/mo #49 Manvel 2 of 2 communities priced $4,458/mo #50 $4,457/mo #51 $4,456/mo #52 $4,448/mo #53 $4,410/mo #54 $4,400/mo #55 $4,399/mo #56 Cibolo 1 of 3 communities priced $4,390/mo #57 Kyle 2 of 5 communities priced $4,383/mo #58 Waco 3 of 16 communities priced $4,357/mo #59 Katy 9 of 33 communities priced $4,302/mo #60 Belton 1 of 1 communities priced $4,300/mo #61 $4,299/mo #62 $4,282/mo #63 Austin 13 of 47 communities priced $4,266/mo #64 Hewitt 1 of 1 communities priced $4,255/mo #65 $4,218/mo #66 $4,200/mo #67 $4,200/mo #68 $4,199/mo #69 $4,186/mo #70 $4,173/mo #71 Plano 7 of 35 communities priced $4,150/mo #72 $4,148/mo #73 $4,125/mo #74 $4,111/mo #75 $4,109/mo #76 $4,097/mo #77 Paris 2 of 6 communities priced $4,048/mo #78 $4,033/mo #79 Houston 33 of 154 communities priced $4,030/mo #80 Ennis 1 of 1 communities priced $4,025/mo #81 $4,015/mo #82 $4,000/mo #83 $4,000/mo #84 $3,995/mo #85 $3,995/mo #86 Murphy 1 of 2 communities priced $3,995/mo #87 Odessa 1 of 4 communities priced $3,995/mo #88 $3,978/mo #89 $3,964/mo #90 $3,960/mo #91 Athens 2 of 4 communities priced $3,958/mo #92 $3,950/mo #93 $3,937/mo #94 Tyler 6 of 18 communities priced $3,918/mo #95 Canyon 1 of 3 communities priced $3,895/mo #96 Temple 4 of 7 communities priced $3,864/mo #97 $3,833/mo #98 $3,831/mo #99 $3,800/mo #100 $3,797/mo #101 Buda 1 of 2 communities priced $3,795/mo #102 Pampa 1 of 1 communities priced $3,795/mo #103 Graham 1 of 1 communities priced $3,781/mo #104 $3,770/mo #105 $3,750/mo #106 $3,750/mo #107 $3,738/mo #108 $3,735/mo #109 Orange 1 of 2 communities priced $3,730/mo #110 $3,730/mo #111 $3,714/mo #112 $3,700/mo #113 $3,700/mo #114 Canton 1 of 2 communities priced $3,695/mo #115 $3,685/mo #116 Humble 1 of 10 communities priced $3,650/mo #117 $3,650/mo #118 $3,648/mo #119 $3,641/mo #120 $3,638/mo #121 $3,600/mo #122 $3,600/mo #123 $3,600/mo #124 Seguin 1 of 4 communities priced $3,600/mo #125 $3,598/mo #126 $3,595/mo #127 $3,583/mo #128 $3,547/mo #129 $3,540/mo #130 $3,500/mo #131 $3,498/mo #132 $3,495/mo #133 $3,475/mo #134 $3,463/mo #135 $3,442/mo #136 $3,400/mo #137 $3,400/mo #138 Lufkin 1 of 6 communities priced $3,400/mo #139 $3,350/mo #140 $3,347/mo #141 $3,300/mo #142 $3,300/mo #143 $3,300/mo #144 Keene 1 of 1 communities priced $3,295/mo #145 $3,295/mo #146 Pharr 1 of 1 communities priced $3,200/mo #147 $3,200/mo #148 $3,150/mo #149 $3,032/mo #150 $3,000/mo #151 Forney 1 of 1 communities priced $2,995/mo #152 $2,983/mo #153 $2,975/mo #154 $2,950/mo #155 $2,918/mo #156 $2,895/mo #157 $2,890/mo #158 $2,825/mo #159 $2,724/mo #160 $2,676/mo #161 $2,600/mo #162 $2,388/mo #163 $2,295/mo #164 $2,180/mo #165 $2,000/mo — Alice 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — Alvin 0 of 4 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Anna 0 of 3 communities priced No public average — Arcola 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Argyle 0 of 4 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Blanco 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Bonham 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — Brady 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Burnet 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Celina 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Center 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Cuero 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — Dayton 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Desoto 0 of 6 communities priced No public average — Devine 0 of 4 communities priced No public average — No public average — Donna 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — Dublin 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Early 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Edna 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Euless 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — Fresno 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — Friona 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Ganado 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Gilmer 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Groves 0 of 3 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Hurst 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Hutto 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Idalou 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Jasper 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Lamesa 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Llano 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Lytle 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Manor 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Mathis 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Moore 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Nocona 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Olton 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Porter 0 of 4 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Rotan 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Sanger 0 of 3 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Slaton 0 of 3 communities priced No public average — Snyder 0 of 4 communities priced No public average — Sunset 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — Sweeny 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Tulia 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — Uvalde 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — Vernon 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — Weimar 0 of 1 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — Willis 0 of 2 communities priced No public average — No public average — No public average — No public average — Yoakum 0 of 1 communities priced No public average Show 290 more cities Averages use each community's lowest currently published monthly starting price for the selected care type. Limited-unit promotions are used only when they are the community's only qualifying published price; pricing-on-request communities are excluded from the price sample.