There are 20 nursing homes serving Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. This includes 2 in Berkeley Heights and 18 nearby. Nursing home care costs in New Jersey range from around $159 to $401 per day, with a median cost running about $300. The monthly expense averages around $9,000 and ranges between $4,770 and $12,030. On a yearly basis, the median cost is around $109,500, which is greater than the national average of $77,380.
Nursing home care costs in Berkeley Heights generally range from about $263 per day to $449 per day, with a median cost of approximately $377 per day. That equates to a yearly cost of $137,616.
Located in Union County, Berkeley Heights is a small city in the State of New Jersey. It is included in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro statistical area. While the surrounding area includes 5,372,907 residents, there are 12,246 within the city itself. The 55+ community represents approximately 30% of the overall population.
Berkeley Heights has a very high SeniorScore™ of 82. The city has a median per capita income of $59,000 and a median household income is $137,000 (the New Jersey state average is $84,000). The median housing price in Berkeley Heights is $874,500, which is significantly more than the New Jersey average of $547,500. Berkeley Heights also has an average unemployment rate of approximately 7.63%.
Berkeley Heights has medium mean temperatures, with medium winters and calm summers. The area receives very large levels of rainfall annually. Berkeley Heights has average water quality and below average air quality compared to similarly-sized cities.