There are 17 independent living communities serving Cambridge, Massachusetts. This includes 2 communities in Cambridge and 15 nearby. Independent living costs in Massachusetts range from around $23 to $140 per day, with a median expense running around $96. The per month expense averages around $2,885 and ranges between $694 and $4,187. Yearly, the mean cost is about $34,630, which is higher than the US average of $23,100.
Independent living costs in Cambridge generally range from $2,063 per month up to $5,222 per month, with an average cost of about $3,058 per month. This equates to an annual cost of about $36,696.
Cambridge is a mid-size city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro area. With 105,321 residents within the city itself and 3,325,860 in the encompassing metro area, it is the fifth largest city in the state. 18% of the local residents are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Cambridge is 76. The city has a mean per capita income of $47,000 and a mean household income is $70,000 (the Massachusetts state average is $73,000). The mean home price in Cambridge is $667,500, which is higher than the state average of $514,500. Cambridge also has an average unemployment rate of roughly 5.89%.
Cambridge has tolerable mean temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of rain annually. In relation to other cities in the United States, Cambridge has good air quality, very good water quality ratings, and a moderate crime rate.