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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Lawrence, CA

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The cost of independent living in Lawrence is about $5,000 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 418 options.

Read 5612 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 San Jose, Menlo Park and San Carlos.

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Photo of El Rancho Verde Apartments
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.
Photo of Evonnes Residential Care Facility I
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.
Photo of Villa De Guadalupe Apartments
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: 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.
Private-Relaxing-Rural Home with a Room for Rent in the Los Altos Hills.            Enjoy the view of the bay from this tree filled property with deer, rabbits, birds and crickets.  Sit out on the lovely deck or in the open air sitting...
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: 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: 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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Photo of San Jose Apartments
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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This place was highly recommended by my accountant, who has many clients in TLG, so she knows they don't do funky financial stuff (unlike Forum). My mother stayed here from age 89-93, 2017-2021, in The...
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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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.
Photo of Evonnes Residential Care Facility II
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.
Photo of Webster Wood Apartments
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.
Photo of Village Green Apartments
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.
In a beautiful downtown Palo Alto neighborhood, there’s a not-for-profit retirement community filled with independent thinkers leading amazing lives. They’re learning and growing. Going and doing. Exploring the new and savoring the familiar. Lifting their voices and taking action to make the...
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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.
Photo of Runnymede Gardens Apartments
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.
Photo of Webster House
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.
Webster House is a continuing care retirement community located close to the Stanford University campus and a short walk from downtown Palo Alto.Sunrise Independent Living is for seniors who want to maintain their rich and rewarding life without the responsibilities of running a household....
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It seemed fine. My uncle went in here for rehab, got better and got out of there so that's great. Everything was good. They were nice and good at communicating.
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.
Photo of Victoria Gardens
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: 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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We are very happy with the care from the wonderful and caring staff. The community has a nice environment and is clean and maintained. They offer a good variety of healthy meals. We like that they have...
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.
Lincoln Villa is a lovely community dedicated to assisted senior living. Not only is the community a wonderful place for seniors to live together and enjoy their golden years, but it is a safe environment where adult children can be assured that their parents are well taken care of. The goal of...
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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: 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.
Photo of Chapel Corner
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.

Cost of independent living in Lawrence, CA

The average cost of senior living in Lawrence is $5,000 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Santa Cruz, CA with an average of $3,777 per month.

Independent living costs in Lawrence, CA, vs. state and national averages

Lawrence, CA
$5,000/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Lawrence, CA, vs. other senior living options

$8,739/mo
Independent Living
$5,000/mo

Independent living costs in Lawrence, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,596/mo
Studio
$4,402/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,751/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,137/mo

Senior living costs in Lawrence 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: Lawrence, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLawrence, CACaliforniaU.S.
Independent Living$5,000/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$7,482/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$8,739/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Lawrence, CA:$5,000/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Lawrence, CA:$7,482/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Lawrence, CA:$8,739/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Lawrence, CA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Lawrence 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
Lawrence, CA$4,192/mo$4,261/mo-1.6%
California$3,916/mo$3,864/mo+1.4%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Lawrence, CA
2024 average cost:$4,192/mo
2023 average cost:$4,261/mo
Percent change:-1.6%
California
2024 average cost:$3,916/mo
2023 average cost:$3,864/mo
Percent change:+1.4%
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 Lawrence

Recent reviews for independent living in Lawrence

Carlton Concord

5.0
The facility is very nice, close to stores, shops, parks & movie theatre. Lots of good restaurants near by. However, food is provided here, sometimes people like to go out to a restaurant. They have a lot of activities to do, a nice variety.

Rosemont Gardens in San Leandro, CA

5.0
Excellent caring staff. Clean place. My Auntie [name removed] is here. I visited from Anaheim California. My auntie Husband just passed away. My auntie looked beautiful and happy. I talked with staff and they were very professional

Carlton Senior Living Pleasant Hill

5.0
I think they do a fantastic job at Carlton Senior Living! I helped find this place for a friend, and our experience has been a very good one. It's a beautiful facility, and the staff are all very kind, caring, and professional. They've got all sorts of activities, good food, and a great social ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming staff. Many reviews mention the friendly and caring nature of the staff in various communities, making loved ones feel at home. For example, at Cogir of Fremont Senior Living, the staff's empathetic approach and dedication contribute to a supportive environment. At Holiday Warburton Place, the resp ...
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Beautiful, well-maintained living spaces. Several reviews praise the cleanliness and upkeep of the communities, highlighting the importance of a well-maintained living environment. At Cogir of Fremont Senior Living, residents enjoy renovated rooms and common areas, while Merrill Gardens at Campbell praises the modernization efforts ...
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Varied and engaging activities. Activities offer multiple opportunities for seniors to socialize and stay active. Reviews for Cogir of Fremont Senior Living mention a fantastic activities program, while Holiday Warburton Place highlights the availability of daily exercises, book clubs, and art classes.
Adaptable and responsive staff. Families appreciate the staff's ability to accommodate individual needs and make adjustments when necessary. At Cogir of Fremont Senior Living, the staff's flexibility and understanding help new residents feel welcome. Similarly, Ivy Park at Milpitas mentions the staff's dedication to improv ...
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Reasonable pricing and value. Affordability is a concern for many families, and several reviews highlight the reasonable pricing and value offered by various communities. At Ivy Park at Milpitas, the community is considered a 'big strike of luck' due to its excellent care and reasonable cost. Similarly, Holiday Warburton ...
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Attentive and responsive communication. Clear communication between families and staff is crucial for ensuring loved ones receive the best care. Reviews for Cogir of Fremont Senior Living mention the staff's willingness to help with concerns, while Holiday Warburton Place highlights the importance of timely communication in addres ...
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Lawrence independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lawrence independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lawrence, 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Lawrence, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.8%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.6%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
27.5%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
35.4%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
15.3%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Lawrence 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 Lawrence communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Lawrence, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.3%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.1%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
29.4%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.2%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lawrence 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 Lawrence offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Lawrence, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
34.4%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
20.6%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
20.8%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34.4%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
35.9%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.6%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
29.9%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.4%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
34.2%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
21.3%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.5%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34.9%
47.6%
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