There are 20 hospice facilities serving Melrose, Massachusetts. This includes 2 facilities in Melrose and 18 nearby. The mean cost / day for hospice in Massachusetts is $153, with costs running between $111 and $200 daily. On a per month basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $4,590, with costs ranging from about $3,330 up to $6,000. The mean yearly cost is $55,080, which is equal to the national average of $55,080.
Melrose is a small city in Massachusetts. It is located in Middlesex County and is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metropolitan area. While the city is home to 26,983 people, the encompassing metropolitan area contains a population of 3,325,860. Approximately 29% of the local populace are 55 and over.
Melrose has a very high SeniorScore™ of 80. The city has an average per capita income of $40,000 and an average household income is $85,000 (the Massachusetts state average is $73,000). The current unemployment rate is approximately 5.66% and the average home price is $627,000, which is relatively higher than the state average of $514,500.
Melrose has tolerable average temperatures, with tolerable winters and calm summers. The city gets average levels of precipitation annually. Melrose has exceptional water quality ratings, better than average air quality ratings, and an exceptionally low crime rate compared to other cities in the US.