There are 20 retirement homes near Ghent, New York. The daily costs of retirment home living in New York range from $22 up to $191, with a mean expenditure running about $68. The monthly cost averages roughly $2,026 and ranges between $669 and $5,727. Annually, the mean cost is about $24,312, which is over the US average of $23,100.
Ghent is a town in Columbia County within the State of New York. Though the encompassing area has 1,144,550 people, there are just 3,418 living within the city. Around 36% of the population are over 55.
The SeniorScore™ for Ghent is 76. The city has a median per capita income of $38,000 and a median household income is $67,000 (the New York state average is $62,000). The median housing price in Ghent is $328,500, which is relatively higher than the state average of $328,500. The city has a high unemployment rate of about 9.53%.
Ghent has extreme mean temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The area receives average levels of rainfall annually. In comparison to other cities in the US, Ghent has good air quality ratings.