There are 19 memory care communities serving Far Rockaway, New York. This includes 1 community in Far Rockaway and 18 nearby. Dementia care costs in New York range from around $59 to $503 per day, with a mean expense running about $178. The monthly expense averages around $5,341 and ranges between $1,764 and $15,098. Yearly, the mean cost is about $64,097, which is over the national average of $60,900.
Memory care costs in Far Rockaway can range from about $5,412 per month to $16,583 per month, with a median cost of around $11,468 per month. This equates to an annual cost of about $137,610.
Far Rockaway is a medium sized city in Queens County, New York. It is included in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan area. The city has a population of 71,951, with 9,544,861 people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The 55+ community makes up about 23% of the overall population.
The SeniorScore™ for Far Rockaway is 56. The city has a median per capita income of $20,000 and a median household income is $40,000 (the New York state average is $62,000). The mean housing price in Far Rockaway is $289,500, which is lower than the state average of $328,500. Far Rockaway has a high unemployment rate of approximately 10.86%.
Far Rockaway has medium mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and pleasant summers. The area gets average amounts of rainfall each year. In relation to other cities in the United States, Far Rockaway has below average air quality ratings and average water quality ratings.