There are 20 independent living communities serving Cranford, New Jersey. This includes 1 community in Cranford and 19 nearby. The median cost per day of independent living in New Jersey is approximately $100, with costs running between $37 and $171 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to a mean cost of $2,986, with costs ranging from around $1,104 to $5,115. The median annual cost is $35,838, which is over the national average of $23,100.
Costs of independent living in Cranford can range between $1,804 per month and $5,528 per month. The average cost is about $3,823 per month, or about $45,870 yearly.
Located within Union County, Cranford is a small city in New Jersey. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan statistical area. The surrounding metro area has 5,372,907 inhabitants, but there are 22,625 living in the city. 30% of the population are 55 and over.
The SeniorScore™ for Cranford is 77. The city has a mean per capita income of $49,000 and a mean household income is $109,000 (the New Jersey state average is $84,000). The current unemployment rate is about 6.1% and the mean home price is $685,500, which is relatively higher than the state average of $547,500.
Cranford has tolerable average temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets very large levels of rainfall each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Cranford has average water quality ratings, poor air quality ratings, and an exceptionally low rate of crime.