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 #38 of 51
$4,139/mo 442 of 1844 communities priced
#1 Hawaii 2 of 330 communities priced $7,798/mo #2 $6,771/mo #3 Maine 13 of 107 communities priced $6,765/mo #4 Alaska 2 of 336 communities priced $6,500/mo #5 $6,483/mo #6 $6,226/mo #7 $6,078/mo #8 $5,811/mo #9 $5,754/mo #10 $5,528/mo #11 $5,453/mo #12 $5,263/mo #13 $5,006/mo #14 $4,976/mo #15 Oregon 119 of 1862 communities priced $4,971/mo #16 $4,935/mo #17 $4,865/mo #18 $4,833/mo #19 $4,762/mo #20 $4,737/mo #21 $4,710/mo #22 Kansas 41 of 406 communities priced $4,610/mo #23 $4,573/mo #24 $4,566/mo #25 $4,564/mo #26 $4,502/mo #27 Ohio 242 of 584 communities priced $4,391/mo #28 $4,333/mo #29 $4,324/mo #30 $4,323/mo #31 $4,322/mo #32 $4,291/mo #33 $4,171/mo #34 $4,165/mo #35 Iowa 98 of 311 communities priced $4,162/mo #36 $4,154/mo #37 $4,146/mo #38 Texas 442 of 1844 communities priced $4,139/mo #39 Arizona 138 of 2122 communities priced $4,117/mo #40 $4,064/mo #41 $3,978/mo #42 Georgia 237 of 1675 communities priced $3,960/mo #43 Florida 484 of 1336 communities priced $3,939/mo #44 Nevada 28 of 422 communities priced $3,802/mo #45 Alabama 63 of 258 communities priced $3,769/mo #46 Utah 45 of 175 communities priced $3,759/mo #47 $3,742/mo #48 $3,703/mo #49 Indiana 142 of 330 communities priced $3,688/mo #50 Idaho 27 of 111 communities priced $3,686/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 $5,735/mo #5 $5,628/mo #6 $5,500/mo #7 $5,500/mo #8 Wylie 1 of 7 communities priced $5,500/mo #9 $5,445/mo #10 $5,418/mo #11 $5,350/mo #12 $5,310/mo #13 $5,238/mo #14 Spring 6 of 39 communities priced $5,099/mo #15 $5,095/mo #16 Bryan 3 of 8 communities priced $5,043/mo #17 $5,000/mo #18 $4,975/mo #19 $4,950/mo #20 $4,924/mo #21 Denton 4 of 27 communities priced $4,850/mo #22 $4,848/mo #23 Allen 2 of 16 communities priced $4,825/mo #24 Boerne 3 of 8 communities priced $4,796/mo #25 $4,792/mo #26 $4,772/mo #27 $4,757/mo #28 $4,750/mo #29 Heath 1 of 2 communities priced $4,725/mo #30 $4,700/mo #31 Azle 1 of 3 communities priced $4,690/mo #32 Sachse 2 of 5 communities priced $4,678/mo #33 Dallas 15 of 86 communities priced $4,658/mo #34 $4,655/mo #35 $4,600/mo #36 $4,600/mo #37 $4,598/mo #38 Keller 3 of 12 communities priced $4,580/mo #39 Conroe 9 of 41 communities priced $4,558/mo #40 $4,556/mo #41 Irving 1 of 15 communities priced $4,545/mo #42 $4,535/mo #43 $4,500/mo #44 $4,495/mo #45 $4,495/mo #46 Frisco 4 of 17 communities priced $4,492/mo #47 $4,483/mo #48 Manvel 2 of 2 communities priced $4,458/mo #49 $4,449/mo #50 $4,448/mo #51 $4,435/mo #52 $4,410/mo #53 $4,400/mo #54 $4,395/mo #55 Cibolo 1 of 3 communities priced $4,390/mo #56 $4,386/mo #57 Kyle 2 of 5 communities priced $4,383/mo #58 $4,360/mo #59 Waco 3 of 16 communities priced $4,325/mo #60 Belton 1 of 1 communities priced $4,300/mo #61 $4,299/mo #62 Hewitt 1 of 1 communities priced $4,255/mo #63 $4,250/mo #64 Austin 13 of 47 communities priced $4,225/mo #65 $4,205/mo #66 $4,200/mo #67 $4,198/mo #68 Murphy 1 of 2 communities priced $4,195/mo #69 $4,186/mo #70 $4,181/mo #71 $4,179/mo #72 $4,125/mo #73 Plano 7 of 35 communities priced $4,122/mo #74 $4,061/mo #75 $4,049/mo #76 Paris 2 of 6 communities priced $4,048/mo #77 $4,047/mo #78 Tyler 6 of 18 communities priced $4,043/mo #79 $4,038/mo #80 Katy 9 of 31 communities priced $4,035/mo #81 $4,033/mo #82 Houston 33 of 153 communities priced $4,027/mo #83 Ennis 1 of 1 communities priced $4,025/mo #84 $4,015/mo #85 $4,000/mo #86 $4,000/mo #87 $4,000/mo #88 $3,995/mo #89 $3,995/mo #90 Odessa 1 of 4 communities priced $3,995/mo #91 Athens 2 of 4 communities priced $3,958/mo #92 $3,950/mo #93 $3,938/mo #94 $3,937/mo #95 $3,928/mo #96 $3,919/mo #97 Canyon 1 of 3 communities priced $3,895/mo #98 $3,872/mo #99 Temple 4 of 7 communities priced $3,839/mo #100 $3,804/mo #101 $3,800/mo #102 $3,797/mo #103 Buda 1 of 2 communities priced $3,795/mo #104 Graham 1 of 1 communities priced $3,769/mo #105 $3,750/mo #106 Orange 1 of 2 communities priced $3,730/mo #107 $3,730/mo #108 $3,713/mo #109 $3,700/mo #110 $3,700/mo #111 $3,698/mo #112 Canton 1 of 2 communities priced $3,695/mo #113 $3,685/mo #114 $3,675/mo #115 $3,657/mo #116 Humble 1 of 10 communities priced $3,650/mo #117 $3,650/mo #118 $3,648/mo #119 $3,605/mo #120 $3,600/mo #121 $3,600/mo #122 Seguin 1 of 4 communities priced $3,600/mo #123 $3,598/mo #124 $3,595/mo #125 $3,583/mo #126 $3,547/mo #127 $3,532/mo #128 $3,507/mo #129 $3,475/mo #130 $3,463/mo #131 $3,442/mo #132 $3,400/mo #133 $3,400/mo #134 Lufkin 1 of 6 communities priced $3,400/mo #135 $3,393/mo #136 $3,300/mo #137 $3,300/mo #138 $3,295/mo #139 $3,247/mo #140 $3,210/mo #141 Pharr 1 of 1 communities priced $3,200/mo #142 $3,200/mo #143 Pampa 1 of 1 communities priced $3,198/mo #144 $3,150/mo #145 $3,050/mo #146 $3,032/mo #147 $3,000/mo #148 Forney 1 of 1 communities priced $2,995/mo #149 $2,975/mo #150 $2,950/mo #151 $2,918/mo #152 $2,895/mo #153 $2,890/mo #154 $2,724/mo #155 $2,700/mo #156 $2,676/mo #157 $2,600/mo #158 $2,388/mo #159 $2,295/mo #160 $2,180/mo #161 $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 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