There are 10 senior apartments near Merrick, New York. Senior apartment costs in New York range from about $18 to $153 per day, with a median expenditure running approximately $54. The monthly expense averages around $1,621 and ranges between $535 and $4,582. On an annual basis, the median cost is about $19,452, which is above the nationwide average of $18,480.
Costs for a senior apartment in Merrick can range between $1,443 per month and $4,422 per month. The median cost is about $3,058 per month, or around $36,696 annually.
Merrick is a small city in New York. It is located within Nassau County and is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan area. While the encompassing metropolitan area contains 9,544,861 people, there are 35,321 living inside the city itself. The 55+ community composes around 28% of the total population.
Merrick has a good SeniorScore™ of 73. The city's median household income is $127,000 ($48,000 on a per capita basis), versus the average of $62,000 for the entire state of New York. The median home price in Merrick is $721,500, which is significantly higher than the state average of $328,500. Merrick has a low unemployment rate of approximately 3.7%.
Merrick has medium mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets high levels of rain each year. Compared to other cities in the US, Merrick has excellent air quality ratings and moderate water quality ratings.