There are 20 skilled nursing facilities serving Far Rockaway, New York. This includes 6 facilities in Far Rockaway and 14 nearby. The median cost / day for skilled nursing in New York is around $408, with costs ranging between $180 and $736 daily. On a monthly basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $12,240, with costs ranging from about $5,400 to $22,068. The median yearly cost is $146,880, which is higher than the US average of $91,584.
Costs for skilled nursing care in Far Rockaway, NY generally range between $390 per day and $628 per day. The median cost is about $390 per day, or around $142,350 annually.
Located within Queens County, Far Rockaway is a medium sized city in New York. It is part of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro statistical area. Though the surrounding statistical area has 9,544,861 people, there are 71,951 residing within the city itself. The senior community constitutes 23% of the overall population.
Far Rockaway has a below average SeniorScore™ of 56. The city has a median per capita income of $20,000 and a median household income is $40,000 (the New York state average is $62,000). The current unemployment rate is roughly 10.86% and the mean home price is $289,500, which is relatively less than the New York average of $328,500.
Far Rockaway has moderate mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets average levels of rain each year. Compared to other American cities, Far Rockaway has moderate water quality and low air quality ratings.