There are 18 independent living communities serving Brick, New Jersey. This includes 6 communities in Brick and 12 nearby. The median cost / day for independent living in New Jersey is $100, with costs running between $37 and $171 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to an average expenditure of $2,986, with costs ranging from about $1,104 up to $5,115. The median yearly cost is $35,838, which is over the US average of $23,100.
The cost of independent living in Brick generally ranges from about $1,804 per month up to $5,528 per month. The average cost is about $3,823 per month, or about $45,870 yearly.
Located in Ocean County, Brick is a medium-sized city in New Jersey. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro statistical area. It has a total population of 73,993, with 5,372,907 residents in the surrounding area. The 55-and-over community currently composes about 31% of the overall population.
Brick has an above average SeniorScore™ of 75. The city's median household income is $67,000 ($34,000 per person), in comparison to an average of $84,000 for the whole of New Jersey. The median housing price in Brick is $409,500, which is relatively lower than the New Jersey average of $547,500. Brick also has a high unemployment rate of about 9.28%.
Brick has moderate mean temperatures, with moderate winters and calm summers. The area gets high levels of rainfall annually. Brick has subpar air quality, moderate water quality, and a low crime rate in relation to other cities in the US.