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The cost of independent living in Suntree is about $4,099 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 135 options. Read 2799 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.

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Canyon Winds is truly one of a kind. My mom has been a resident for 4 years now. We couldn't be happier. The staff feels like family. They keep her busy with fun activities. The facility feels more like a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Beautiful Canyon Winds opened up in July 2018. We provide both assisted living and secure Memory Care for seniors 55+. We have an all inclusive approach for care. Our community has Alcove, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in Assisted Living. We have private and shared rooms in Memory Care.Hampton...
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The staff is friendly, attentive, and professional. Ways to improve: More ethnic food, less bland, more whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruit. More flavor. More activities beyond games. Computer...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Always Caring, Every DayWhen you see the smiles and hear the laughter of our residents ringing through the halls, you may be surprised to learn they are seniors in an assisted living and memory care community and not a family reunion. Our five-acre campus is conveniently located near...
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It's been a wonderful transition for Mom into Assisted Living. Everyone has welcomed her with open arms! She is constantly telling us how much she likes being there and she truly raves about how much they...
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.
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The Summit is a clean, uplifting and beautifully designed facility with a caring and attentive staff. My mother lived there for nearly 7 months before her passing. I am grateful that she lived her last...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
The Summit at Sunland Springs is the east valley's premier provider of assisted living and memory care. Our staff are highly trained and live by the motto "Kindness Counts". We invite you to come by and tour our beautiful communities to see if we could make a difference in the life of someone you...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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As of January of this year, we have new managers. We have been in this park for over 21yrs. We have had good ma agers and not so good. But, we now have the best we have seen in the last 12 yrs. They have...
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: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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: 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.
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: 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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The residence is very friendly and always speaks to you and it easy to make friends here. The community is pet-friendly and has a dog park. The staff is very friendly and nice and the community is well kept...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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
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.
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Living a thousand miles away from our dear Aunt and not knowing where we could put her for the care she needed. We thank "A Place for Mom" in finding us a place that she could have excellent care in her...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Greenfield’s assisted living is an assisted living community that caters to ages 21 and over, we offer private and semi-private apartments for individuals that are unable to live on their own. Spacious apartments with kitchenettes allow our residents to be independent while receiving the...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Arizona Senior Homes has been providing assisted living services since 1985. Our goal has always been to maintain the dignity and self sufficiency of our residents in a ‘home-like’ environments. We provide a campus of care. With six homes in one location it is possible for us to offer multiple...
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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
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.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
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
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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Provides: Assisted 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.
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Provides: Assisted 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.

Cost of independent living in Suntree, AZ

The average cost of senior living in Suntree is $4,099 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wet Camp Village, AZ with an average of $3,465 per month.

Independent living costs in Suntree, AZ, vs. nearby cities

Suntree, AZ
$4,099/mo
$4,113/mo
$4,012/mo

Independent living costs in Suntree, AZ, vs. state and national averages

Suntree, AZ
$4,099/mo
$3,919/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Suntree, AZ, vs. other senior living options

$4,766/mo
Independent Living
$4,099/mo

Independent living costs in Suntree, AZ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,733/mo
Studio
$4,564/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,549/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,360/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,063/mo

Senior living costs in Suntree 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: Suntree, AZ
Column state: Arizona
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSuntree, AZArizonaU.S.
Independent Living$4,099/mo$3,919/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$3,792/mo$3,915/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,766/mo$4,630/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Suntree, AZ:$4,099/mo
Arizona:$3,919/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Suntree, AZ:$3,792/mo
Arizona:$3,915/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Suntree, AZ:$4,766/mo
Arizona:$4,630/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Suntree, AZ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Suntree 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 Suntree, AZ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Suntree 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 median 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
Suntree, AZ$2,638/mo$2,596/mo+1.6%
Arizona$2,813/mo$2,814/mo-0.0%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Suntree, AZ
2024 average cost:$2,638/mo
2023 average cost:$2,596/mo
Percent change:+1.6%
Arizona
2024 average cost:$2,813/mo
2023 average cost:$2,814/mo
Percent change:-0.0%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Suntree

Recent reviews for independent living in Suntree

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.

Albany Apartments in Mesa, AZ

5.0
We picked this community, for two main reasons: Price, and W/D in individual units. Definitely worth a look! Management and maintenance are responsive and helpful. I would recommend to other families.

Sagewood Desert Willow AL and MC in Phoenix, AZ

4.9
Everyone that we worked with at Sagewood Desert Willow was extremely friendly and engaged. We were assigned a move in coordinator who helped facilitate everything and provided the information we needed to move in. My loved one loves her housekeeper and the place is always very clean when we go ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Wide range of fun and engaging activities. Residents at various communities express excitement about the diverse assortment of activities offered. At Verena at Gilbert, for example, residents enjoy weekly movie nights, museum outings, and gardening classes. At Copper Springs Retirement Community, activities include card games, Wii bo ...
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Friendly and accommodating staff. Staff members at multiple communities are praised for their warm and welcoming demeanor. At Fellowship Square Historic Mesa, the front office staff are described as friendly and helpful, while the dining room staff are accommodating at Discovery Point Retirement Community. At Copper Springs ...
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High-quality and delicious meals. Residents across communities appreciate the quality and taste of the meals served, with many mentioning the accommodations made to accommodate dietary restrictions. At McDowell Village, residents even mentioned enjoying the food so much that they have gained weight. At Bella Vista Senior Livi ...
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Open and inclusive community. Many residents comment on the welcoming atmosphere at their communities, which allows them to make new friends and feel a strong sense of belonging. At Verena at Gilbert, residents are described as being very friendly and engaging, while at McDowell Village, there's a genuine sense of camara ...
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Well-maintained and clean living spaces. Throughout the reviews, cleanliness and upkeep are noted as priorities at the various communities. At McDowell Village, residents comment on the beautiful gardens and maintained grounds, while at Discovery Point Retirement Community, the apartments are described as being very clean and the c ...
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Thoughtful and flexible staff. Staff members at several communities are commended for their thoughtful and adaptable approaches. At Inspirations of Mesa, the staff are described as helpful and accommodating, while at Fellowship Square Historic Mesa, they are praised for their patience in answering the same questions multi ...
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Suntree independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Suntree independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Suntree, 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 Suntree 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 Suntree 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
14.9%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.6%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
40.6%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Suntree 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 Suntree communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
38.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
40.6%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
23.8%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Suntree 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 Suntree offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Suntree, AZNational
Activity director
Activity director
44.6%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.7%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.7%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.6%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.5%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.6%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
39.6%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.6%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.5%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
45.5%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
37.6%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32.7%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
44.6%
46.4%
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