There are 20 nursing homes serving Ghent, New York. This includes 1 in Ghent and 19 nearby. Nursing home care costs in New York range from around $150 to $613 daily, with an average expenditure running approximately $340. The per month expense averages around $10,200 and ranges between $4,500 and $18,390. On a yearly basis, the median cost is around $124,100, which is above the national average of $77,380.
Ghent is a municipality in Columbia County, New York. It has a total population of just 3,418, with 1,144,550 inhabitants in the surrounding area. About 36% of the residents are 55 and over.
Ghent has a good SeniorScore™ of 76. The city's mean household income is $67,000 ($38,000 per capita), compared to the average of $62,000 for the state of New York. The mean home price in Ghent is $328,500, which is somewhat higher than the New York average of $328,500. The city has a high unemployment rate of around 9.53%.
Ghent has extreme average temperatures, with cold winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets average levels of precipitation each year. In comparison to similarly-sized cities, Ghent has good air quality ratings.