Mausoleums

[2112Greg]

Mausoleums, like the cemeteries they are in, are complete wastes of space and resources. I'm encouraged by the numbers of people who wish to be cremated these days. Mausoleums and cemeteries are things of a past gone by and that's a sign of progress.

 

[xrac]

I went to my 1st funeral where the person had a mausoleum.

We watch as they put her inside of it and sealed it up. I didnt think they did it in front of the family.

It did get me thinking about Mausoleums.

Do any of you have one?

Mausoleum Prices , Cost of Mausoleums , Cost of Crypts

They range so much in price.


Check this one out.

My wife's brother was buried in a mausoleum. I have been to many furnerals but he is the only one I remember.

 

[Newby]

Mausoleums, like the cemeteries they are in, are complete wastes of space and resources. I'm encouraged by the numbers of people who wish to be cremated these days. Mausoleums and cemeteries are things of a past gone by and that's a sign of progress.

I don't know about where you're at but in Indiana and Kentucky the huge majority of the people (over 75%) are not cremated. And of the ones that are over half of them still bury the cremains in a cemetery space or mausoleum.
In fact, I think the nationwide statistic is that 86% of deaths in the USA do involve cemetery spaces of some variety.
Only a small % of people scatter cremains and fewer keep them in their homes in an urn.

 

[goldthroat]

Your picture is of a private freestanding mausoleum. Those are much less popular than regular crypts in a regular mausoleum.
Regular mausoleums cost from $4,000 to around $12,000 and are very common. Cemeteries sell them every day.
Private mausoleums are usually from $40,000 and can go way over $100,000. Plus the people that buy them usually buy a whole premium section of the cemetery which can be real expensive too. That's not an everyday sale at most cemeteries.
And they usually pay a flat 15% commission on that sale.

I used to work for a Cemetery & believe me they don't sell mausoleums every day. I think I sold about 1 per year. Plain old grave sites are more popular at $400 to $1,000 per grave site depending on the Cemetery and their price range. Of course, cremation is the way to go about $1,200 will get the job done. No funeral home or cemetery expenses.

Nothin spells lovin like something in the oven.

 

[2112Greg]

According to the National Funeral Directors Association | U.S. Cremation Statistics - NFDA Cremation - National Funeral Directors Association - National Funeral Directors Association the average of all states for cremation as opposed to burial is 38.15%. This is good and hope to see that double as soon as possible.

 

[Mark]

Well the price is just right. Time are hard on everyone and for about 1/10 of the normal price you can just cremate them and be done with it. I can't blame them.

 

[Newby]

I used to work for a Cemetery & believe me they don't sell mausoleums every day. I think I sold about 1 per year. Plain old grave sites are more popular at $400 to $1,000 per grave site depending on the Cemetery and their price range. Of course, cremation is the way to go about $1,200 will get the job done. No funeral home or cemetery expenses.

Nothin spells lovin like something in the oven.

I also worked for a cemetery and I on the board of another one today. Mausoleums are sold weekly if not daily at any well run cemetery.

When you figure the price of two cemetery spaces, two burial vaults, a double monument and opening/closing fees ground burial can cost as much or even more than the price of a double mausoleum crypt. Many people like it better.
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According to the National Funeral Directors Association | U.S. Cremation Statistics - NFDA Cremation - National Funeral Directors Association - National Funeral Directors Association the average of all states for cremation as opposed to burial is 38.15%. This is good and hope to see that double as soon as possible.

What your statistic is not breaking down is how many of the cremations involve funerals BEFORE the body is cremated and cemetery burial AFTER the cremation.

Not all cremation is direct cremation.

 

[arnguy]

I'm guessing since most Cemetaries are not-for-profit there is no property tax on something like that crypt.

Not so, Peter. IMO many cemeteries are for-profit. That's how companies such as SCI and Stewart make big bucks.

 

[Guest]

Not so, Peter. IMO many cemeteries are for-profit. That's how companies such as SCI and Stewart make big bucks.

A friend of mine owns a cemetery in New York... a large one. He says his business makes far more money on investing the money they get from the yearly grave-maintenance fees than he does selling the real estate. He says he spends far more time with investment bankers and brokers than he does with anything concerning the cemetery biz.

 

[Newby]

Cemeteries are probably 50% for profit and the other half owned by municipals and organizations like the Catholic Church and even small local churches.

Some of the for profit ones make a lot of money. Some make so little money that they are unsellable.