There are 19 retirement homes serving Columbia, Maryland. This includes 2 in Columbia and 17 nearby. The daily costs of retirment home living in Maryland range from $17 to $161, with a mean expense running about $62. The per month cost averages about $1,870 and ranges between $495 and $4,840. Yearly, the mean cost is about $22,440, which is under the US average of $23,100.
The cost for retirement home living in Columbia ranges from about $963 per month up to $4,423 per month. The average cost is about $2,090 per month, or around $25,080 yearly.
Columbia is a medium sized city in the State of Maryland. It is located within Howard County and is included in the Baltimore-Towson metropolitan statistical area. It is the tenth largest city in the state. The surrounding metro area has 2,138,507 people, but there are 95,072 living within the city itself. Those over 55 compose approximately 24% of the total population.
Columbia has a good SeniorScore™ of 78. The mean home price in the city is $550,500, which is somewhat higher than the Maryland average of $450,000. Columbia has a moderate unemployment rate of approximately 6.22%. The city's mean household income is $94,000 ($45,000 on a per capita basis), versus an average of $75,000 for the whole of Maryland.
Columbia has mild average temperatures, with comfortable winters and calm summers. The city receives large levels of rainfall each year. Columbia has poor water quality and average air quality in relation to similarly-sized cities.