There are 20 retirement homes serving Jamaica, New York. This includes 1 in Jamaica and 19 nearby. The daily costs of retirement home care in New York range from $22 to $191, with an average expense running around $68. The per month expense averages roughly $2,026 and ranges between $669 and $5,727. On a yearly basis, the median cost is around $24,312, which is higher than the national average of $23,100.
The cost for retirement home care in Jamaica can range from around $1,804 per month all the way up to $5,528 per month. The average cost is $3,823 per month, or around $45,870 yearly.
Jamaica is a medium sized city in the State of New York. It is located within Queens County and is included in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan area. It is the 8th largest city in the state, with 224,445 residents within the city itself and 9,544,861 in the surrounding statistical area. 23% of the residents are 55 and over.
Jamaica has an average SeniorScore™ of 62. The city has a mean per capita income of $23,000 and a mean household income is $52,000 (the New York state average is $62,000). The mean housing price in Jamaica is $228,000, which is significantly lower than the New York average of $328,500. The city has a high unemployment rate of around 12.56%.
Jamaica has moderate mean temperatures, with comfortable winters and calm summers. The city gets average amounts of rain annually. In comparison to other cities in the United States, Jamaica has lower than average air quality and average water quality.