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10 Best Independent Living Communities in San Tan Valley, AZ

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The cost of independent living in San Tan Valley is about $3,056 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 342 options.

Read 6356 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance. You may also consider nearby communities such as Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My mom was here for 18 months and received excellent care. The home was very clean and always very welcoming. The staff was gentle and always smiling. They care for their residents as if they are their own...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Everybody is very friendly and helpful. The value for the money is great. I would highly recommend Fellowship Square Mesa to others.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Oasis at Fellowship Square-Mesa offers our residents independence and privacy in spacious one bedroom or studio apartments within view of the beautiful Superstition Mts. Monthly rent includes our state of the art emergency call system, recreational and social activities, weekly housekeeping,...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Welcome Home! Come and enjoy resort living on the golf course. With a championship 18 hole golf course, 2 heated pools, 4 jacuzzis, a hair and nail salon, full sports bar, fine dining restaurant and live entertainment! We offer Studios, 1 Bedrooms and limited number of 2 Bedrooms. We include...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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My parents had an amazing stay at The Village at Ocotillo! The staff were very nice and polite. Whenever my parents had a problem, the staff took care of it immediately! This facility also had great food; it...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Village at Ocotillo blends understated elegance with personalized service and supportive health and well-being programs. Located on a prime corner close to the Ocotillo Golf Resort, The Village at Ocotillo features 120 distinctively designed one- and two-bedroom residences within a...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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I have not had a chance to experience the activities they offer at this community. They do not offer a meal plan. The community is clean and well taken care of. The second floor apartments do not have a...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Orchard is 55+ community.  We offer affordable senior living in  beautiful garden apartments.  With over 600 trees, you are free to pick the oranges, tangerines, grapefruits and lemons from the citrus trees located throughout the community.  Our full time activities...
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After my father's passing we were wondering where it would leave my mom. After some grieving time she said she was ready to have fun again and less work in the house and to meet new people. She found that...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Come experience a lifestyle like no other! The Renaissance offers a luxurious lifestyle for active adults, which pampers you in every way. Not only do we have uniquely styled one and two bedrooms; we offer many amenities that will keep your day eventful. Sign up for our daily outings on our...

Cost of independent living in San Tan Valley, AZ

The average cost of senior living in San Tan Valley is $3,056 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Phoenix, AZ with an average of $3,043 per month.

Independent living costs in San Tan Valley, AZ, vs. state and national averages

San Tan Valley, AZ
$3,056/mo
$3,090/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in San Tan Valley, AZ, vs. other senior living options

$5,789/mo
Independent Living
$3,056/mo

Independent living costs in San Tan Valley, AZ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,216/mo
Studio
$2,781/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,296/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,715/mo

Senior living costs in San Tan Valley vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: San Tan Valley, AZ
Column state: Arizona
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSan Tan Valley, AZArizonaU.S.
Independent Living$3,056/mo$3,090/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,073/mo$5,119/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$5,789/mo$5,890/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
San Tan Valley, AZ:$3,056/mo
Arizona:$3,090/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
San Tan Valley, AZ:$5,073/mo
Arizona:$5,119/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
San Tan Valley, AZ:$5,789/mo
Arizona:$5,890/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in San Tan Valley, AZ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in San Tan Valley and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in San Tan Valley, AZ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in San Tan Valley have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
San Tan Valley, AZ$2,983/mo$2,978/mo+0.2%
Arizona$3,056/mo$3,041/mo+0.5%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
San Tan Valley, AZ
2024 average cost:$2,983/mo
2023 average cost:$2,978/mo
Percent change:+0.2%
Arizona
2024 average cost:$3,056/mo
2023 average cost:$3,041/mo
Percent change:+0.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in San Tan Valley

Recent reviews for independent living in San Tan Valley

Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes

5.0
Their meals were outstanding! We love love love The Renaissance! Unfortunately my mother-in-law couldn't get along with her neighbor so it was her problem, not the communities, but we decided to move her out. We're still sad that it didn't work out.

Solterra Senior Living in Chandler, AZ

4.0
My loved one was only here for a short respite stay. The only thing that she really complained about is that they didn't always knock before they came in. We had arranged for a female to come and do the shower on a certain day, and a male showed up on a different day to help her. She liked the ...
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Canyon Winds Assisted Living and Memory Care in Mesa, AZ

5.0
My father used to live in independent living for three months with his dog before finally transferring at [removed]. I simply cannot say enough good things about this location. It's a sophisticated, lovely location with exquisitely tasteful apartments. The entire team is outstanding! The chef is ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Wide range of engaging activities. Residents at Verena at Gilbert praise the variety of activities offered, including music concerts, holiday celebrations, and outings to museums, ball games, and restaurants. Verena at Gilbert provides a full social calendar for residents to enjoy.
Friendly and helpful staff. Multiple reviews for Verena at Gilbert mention the kindness and attentiveness of the staff members. Residents appreciate their professionalism and caring nature, making everyone feel at home.
Beautifully decorated facilities. From holidays decorations to well-maintained common areas, the aesthetic appeal of Clarendale of Chandler and Verena at Gilbert is a highlight for residents. The welcoming environment is a source of pride and joy.
Delicious and inclusive meals. Both Clarendale of Chandler and Verena at Gilbert offer nutritious and appetizing meals for residents, accommodating dietary restrictions and individual preferences to ensure everyone enjoys their dining experience.
Comfortable and spacious apartments. Residents at Brookdale Apache Junction and The Enclave at Gilbert Senior Living appreciate the generous size of their apartments, allowing them to bring their belongings and make the space their own. The apartments are modern and well-maintained.
Proactive and accommodating maintenance. Maintenance staff at Verena at Gilbert and Clearwater Agritopia are known for their prompt response and attentiveness to residents' needs. Common areas and apartments are kept in excellent condition.
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San Tan Valley independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in San Tan Valley independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in San Tan Valley, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in San Tan Valley independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of San Tan Valley partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
12.3%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.4%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
29.5%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30.1%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in San Tan Valley independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of San Tan Valley communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
27.5%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
30.4%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
29.5%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.1%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in San Tan Valley independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in San Tan Valley offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
32.7%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.7%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.9%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
38%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
38.3%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.5%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.4%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.4%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.4%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
36.3%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
25.7%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.6%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
35.7%
47.6%
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Amberlin Queen Creek, Revel Scottsdale and Discovery Point Retirement Community are the top-rated independent living facilities near San Tan Valley, Arizona. See full list of communities.
There are 342 independent living facilities near San Tan Valley, Arizona. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in San Tan Valley, Arizona are LifeStream at Glendale, Copper Springs Retirement Community and Atria Chandler Villas. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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