Simmons Funeral Home
ALBANY, NY
A funeral home.
Posted September 1, 2018 Checked August 24, 2026
This list is dated September 1, 2018; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list649 WASHINGTON AVE, ALBANY NY 12206, ALBANY, NY
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$1,395
The middle price in New York is $3,065.
This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation (Using an alternative container)" | $1,395 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $1,395 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation (Using an alternative container)".
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
The median across New York is $3,065, from 82 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
$2,080
This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial (w/ alternative container supplied by funeral home)" | $2,080 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $2,080 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price does not cover
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial (w/ alternative container supplied by funeral home)".
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
$1,785
The middle price in New York is $4,200.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial (w/ container supplied by customer)" | $1,785 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $1,785 |
It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
What this home's price does not cover
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial (w/ container supplied by customer)".
The median across New York is $4,200, from 51 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$4,555
The middle price in New York is $9,430.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff" | $1,095 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains (Local: Within radius of 30 miles)" | $295 |
| "Embalming (include use of preparation room)" | $995 |
| "Dressing/Casketing" | $125 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff for Visitation / Day" | $700 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Service" | $700 |
| "Hearse (within 10 mile radius)" | $395 |
| "Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service" | $250 |
| Sum | $4,555 |
It does not cover a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
The median across New York is $9,430, from 50 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
2 other packages this home posts
Immediate Burial (w/ alternative container supplied by funeral home)
$2,080
This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial (w/ alternative container supplied by funeral home)" | $2,080 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $2,080 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- the first package includes the transfer of remains to the funeral firm
- services of the funeral director and staff
- basic local transportation to the cemetery and an alternative container.
Memorial Package
$75
This covers memorial Package.
How this adds up
| "Memorial Package" | $75 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $75 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- memorial Package
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
What the county fee is
This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Bronx County funeral home for a death that happened in Kings County pays the Kings County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.
In this list: in NY, 5 counties at $40 and 57 counties charging no fee; in CT, 17 counties at $5; in MA, 14 counties with no fee on file here; in NJ, 21 counties at $5; in PA, 67 counties with no fee on file here. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.
Certified copies of the death certificate
This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in ALBANY charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- New Comer Cremations & FuneralsALBANY, NY
- Catricala Funeral Home IncCLIFTON PARK, NY
- W J Lyons Jr Funeral Home IncRENSSELAER, NY
The same question, answered for every New York home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in New York?
- How much does an immediate burial cost in New York?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in New York?
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