There are 18 independent living communities serving Wayne, New Jersey. This includes 5 communities in Wayne and 13 nearby. The mean daily cost of independent living in New Jersey is approximately $100, with costs running between $37 and $171 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to an average expense of $2,986, with costs ranging from around $1,104 to $5,115. The mean yearly cost is $35,838, which is above the nationwide average of $23,100.
Costs of independent living in Wayne, NJ typically range between $1,804 per month and $5,528 per month. The average cost is about $3,823 per month, or about $45,870 per year.
Located within Passaic County, Wayne is a mid-size city in New Jersey. It is included in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro statistical area. The city has a total population of 54,717, with 5,372,907 inhabitants in the encompassing metropolitan area. Approximately 30% of the local residents are over the age of 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Wayne is 78. The city's median household income is $103,000 ($43,000 per capita), in comparison to the average of $84,000 for the entire state of New Jersey. The median housing price in Wayne is $231,000, which is much less than the state average of $547,500. The city has an average unemployment rate of roughly 8.72%.
Wayne has tolerable average temperatures, with tolerable winters and pleasant summers. The city gets very large levels of rain each year. Wayne has a very low rate of crime, average water quality, and subpar air quality compared to other American cities.