There are 19 hospice facilities serving Silver Spring, Maryland. This includes 18 facilities in Silver Spring and 1 nearby. The average daily cost for hospice in Maryland is $153, with costs ranging between $111 and $200 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expense of $4,590, with costs ranging from around $3,330 to $6,000. The average yearly cost is $55,080, which is the same as the US average of $55,080.
Silver Spring is a large city in Maryland. It is located within Montgomery County and is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area. It is the second biggest city in the state. Though the city has 282,095 inhabitants, the surrounding metropolitan area has a population of 1,890,860. Residents who are over the age of 55 make up around 25% of the population.
The SeniorScore™ for Silver Spring is 74. The city has an average per capita income of $36,000 and an average household income is $76,000 (the Maryland state average is $75,000). The median housing price in Silver Spring is $258,000, which is significantly less than the state average of $450,000. Silver Spring has an average unemployment rate of roughly 7.4%.
Silver Spring has mild mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and pleasant summers. The city receives high amounts of rain each year. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Silver Spring has very poor air quality and very poor water quality.