There are 19 retirement homes serving Riverhead, New York. This includes 1 in Riverhead and 18 nearby. Retirement home living costs in New York range from about $22 up to $191 per day, with a mean cost running approximately $68. The per month expense averages roughly $2,026 and ranges between $669 and $5,727. Annually, the mean cost is about $24,312, which is greater than the national average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Riverhead can range from about $1,804 per month up to $5,528 per month, with an average cost of around $3,823 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of $45,870.
Located within Suffolk County, Riverhead is a small city in the State of New York. It is included in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro area. While the encompassing area has 9,544,861 residents, there are 27,172 living within the city limits. Residents who are 55 and over make up 29% of the total population.
Riverhead has an average SeniorScore™ of 67. The median home price in the city is $483,000, which is relatively higher than the New York average of $328,500. Riverhead has a high unemployment rate of about 9.7%. The city's median household income is $53,000 ($27,000 per capita), versus the average of $62,000 for the state of New York.
Riverhead has medium average temperatures, with medium winters and mildly warm summers. The area receives high amounts of precipitation each year. Riverhead has subpar air quality ratings and average water quality compared to other cities.