There are 20 hospice facilities serving Watertown, Massachusetts. This includes 3 facilities in Watertown and 17 nearby. The costs per day of hospice in Massachusetts range from $111 up to $200, with a median expense running about $153. The monthly cost averages about $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Yearly, the mean cost is about $55,080, which is the same as the nationwide average of $55,080.
Watertown is a small city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metropolitan area. While the surrounding metropolitan area has 3,325,860 inhabitants, there are 32,014 living inside the city. About 27% of the population are over the age of 55.
Watertown has an above average SeniorScore™ of 79. The city has a median per capita income of $41,000. The average household income is $77,000 vs the average of $73,000 for the entire state of Massachusetts. The current unemployment rate is about 6.79% and the average housing price is $211,500, which is lower than the state average of $514,500.
Watertown has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area receives very large levels of precipitation annually. In comparison to similarly-sized cities, Watertown has a very low rate of crime, above average air quality, and very good water quality ratings.