There are 19 hospice facilities serving West Orange, New Jersey. This includes 8 facilities in West Orange and 11 nearby. The average cost / day for hospice in New Jersey is $153, with costs ranging between $111 and $200 daily. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expenditure of $4,590, with costs ranging from around $3,330 up to $6,000. The average annual cost is $55,080, which is on par with the US average of $55,080.
West Orange is a small city in Essex County in New Jersey. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan statistical area. The encompassing area contains 5,372,907 people, but there are 46,182 living in the city itself. Around 29% of the local residents are 55 and over.
West Orange has an excellent SeniorScore™ of 81. The city has a mean per capita income of $42,000 and a mean household income is $89,000 (the New Jersey state average is $84,000). The median home price in West Orange is $546,000, which is somewhat lower than the New Jersey average of $547,500. West Orange also has a moderate unemployment rate of around 5.9%.
West Orange has moderate average temperatures, with comfortable winters and pleasant summers. The area gets heavy levels of rainfall annually. In relation to other cities, West Orange has average water quality ratings, better than average air quality ratings, and a lower than average crime rate.