There are 20 hospice facilities serving Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This includes 1 facility in Scotch Plains and 19 nearby. The mean cost per day for hospice in New Jersey is about $153, with costs running between $111 and $200 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $4,590, with costs ranging from around $3,330 to $6,000. The mean annual cost is $55,080, which is equal to the nationwide average of $55,080.
Scotch Plains is a small city in Union County within New Jersey. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro area. While the surrounding area has 5,372,907 inhabitants, there are 23,480 within the city. Around 26% of the residents are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Scotch Plains is 80. The city has an average per capita income of $53,000 and an average household income is $109,000 (the New Jersey state average is $84,000). The mean housing price in Scotch Plains is $703,500, which is higher than the New Jersey average of $547,500. Scotch Plains also has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 6.86%.
Scotch Plains has medium average temperatures, with medium winters and pleasant summers. The area gets very high levels of precipitation each year. Scotch Plains has poor air quality ratings, average water quality ratings, and an exceptionally low rate of crime in comparison to other cities.