There are 19 respite care facilities serving Ayer, Massachusetts. This includes 1 facility in Ayer and 18 nearby. The daily costs for short term respite care in Massachusetts range from $341 to $638, with a median expenditure running around $502. The monthly expense averages roughly $15,051 and ranges between $10,223 and $19,140. Annually, the average cost is around $126,290, which is higher than the nationwide average of $77,380.
Ayer is a small city in Middlesex County in Massachusetts. It is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metropolitan area. Though the city has 7,089 people, the surrounding metro area contains a total population of 3,325,860. Approximately 23% of the local residents are 55 and over.
The SeniorScore™ for Ayer is 74. The city's average household income is $55,000 ($33,000 per capita), in comparison to an average of $73,000 for the whole of Massachusetts. The average housing price in Ayer is $412,500, which is somewhat less than the Massachusetts average of $514,500. The city has a high unemployment rate of around 12.18%.
Ayer has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The area receives large levels of precipitation each year. Ayer has better than average air quality ratings, excellent water quality, and a moderate rate of crime in relation to other cities in the US.