There are 20 independent living communities serving Ipswich, Massachusetts. This includes 2 communities in Ipswich and 18 nearby. The daily costs of independent living in Massachusetts range from $23 up to $140, with a mean expenditure running approximately $96. The monthly cost averages around $2,885 and ranges between $694 and $4,187. On a yearly basis, the mean cost is about $34,630, which is greater than the national average of $23,100.
Costs of independent living in Ipswich, MA typically range between $2,063 per month and $5,222 per month. The median cost is around $3,058 per month, or around $36,696 yearly.
Located within Essex County, Ipswich is a small city in Massachusetts. It is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro statistical area. Though the city itself includes 13,175 people, the surrounding metropolitan area includes a population of 3,325,860. People 55 and over comprise about 34% of the total community.
Ipswich has a good SeniorScore™ of 78. The city's median household income is $85,000 ($42,000 on a per capita basis), versus the average of $73,000 for the state of Massachusetts. The median home price in Ipswich is $613,500, which is relatively higher than the Massachusetts average of $514,500. The city also has an average unemployment rate of around 7.84%.
Ipswich has harsh mean temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The city gets large levels of rain each year. Ipswich has a very low rate of crime, moderate air quality ratings, and very good water quality ratings in relation to other cities in the US.