There are 19 respite care facilities serving Hingham, Massachusetts. This includes 5 facilities in Hingham and 14 nearby. The median daily cost for short term respite care in Massachusetts is around $502, with costs ranging between $341 and $638 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to an average expenditure of $15,051, with costs ranging from about $10,223 up to $19,140. The median annual cost is $126,290, which is above the nationwide average of $77,380.
Located within Plymouth County, Hingham is a small city in Massachusetts. It is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro statistical area. The surrounding metro area has 3,325,860 people, but there are 22,157 residing within the city itself. The 55-and-over community currently represents about 33% of the overall population.
Hingham has a very high SeniorScore™ of 82. The median housing price in the city is $484,500, which is lower than the Massachusetts average of $514,500. Hingham also has an average unemployment rate of around 6.12%. The city's median household income is $99,000 ($57,000 per capita), compared to an average of $73,000 for the entire state of Massachusetts.
Hingham has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The city gets heavy amounts of precipitation annually. Compared to other cities in the US, Hingham has an exceptionally low crime rate, average air quality ratings, and very good water quality ratings.