There are 20 independent living communities serving Sandy Spring, Maryland. This includes 2 communities in Sandy Spring and 18 nearby. The mean cost / day of independent living in Maryland is about $62, with costs running between $17 and $161 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to an average expenditure of $1,870, with costs ranging from about $495 up to $4,840. The mean yearly cost is $22,440, which is less than the national average of $23,100.
Costs of independent living in Sandy Spring generally range between $2,468 per month and $3,080 per month. The average cost is around $2,805 per month, or around $33,660 per year.
Sandy Spring is a small town in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro statistical area. The city has a total population of only 2,396, with 1,890,860 people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The senior community currently composes about 38% of the total population.
Sandy Spring has an exceptional SeniorScore™ of 85. The city has an average per capita income of $59,000 and an average household income is $99,000 (the Maryland state average is $75,000). The current unemployment rate is roughly 14.25% and the median home price is $1,218,000, which is much higher than the Maryland average of $450,000.
Sandy Spring has tolerable average temperatures, with tolerable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of precipitation each year. In relation to other cities in the US, Sandy Spring has very poor water quality ratings and very poor air quality.