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The cost of independent living in Denver County is about $4,549 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 147 options. Read 1711 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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Photo of Rosemark at Mayfair Park
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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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Photo of Aspen Meadow 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.
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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.
Sable Ridge Residences is a beautiful new senior residence at I-70 and Chambers. We are near to shopping, restaurants and bus service. Apartments have 9 ft ceilings with beautiful large windows, central air-conditioning, private balconies, storage, dishwashers, wood cabinetry and washer/dryer...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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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Like living here. My concern is my rent, which I have never complained about lived here for 10 years. So our ssi. checks went up 20 dollars knew our rent would also. but this time mine was raised more then...
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: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The mission of Montview Manor is to provide a comfortable living environment for people 55 years of age or over. In an independent living setting, Montview Manor honors individual privacy, yet nurtures the spirit of community. The Manor's goal is to maintain high-quality housing priced below...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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
Care types provided by this community
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
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Frontier Valley Independent and Assisted Living
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I have been very pleased with the care that my mother has been receiving at this community, The staff have been absolutely wonderful and really have made sure my mom has felt comfortable and welcomed in her...
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.
Canterbury Gardens provides a full range of choices for today's seniors. Choosing a senior living community represents a lifestyle choice and we understand that our residents are choosing much more than a comfortable living environment to call home. Our community delivers both Independent and...
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, 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.
HILLTOP RESERVEAt Ascent Senior Living Communities, we are more than Colorado-based. We are 100% Colorado-present. Every community we develop and manage is in the state of Colorado. Our roots go deep. For us, it’s personal. That’s why you’ll regularly find us walking through our communities,...
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Everything is working very well for my mother at this community and I'm very pleased.This is a nice community and it is very well-kept and everything looks nice and clean. This is more an apartment living...
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.
Campbell Stone Memorial Residence is a comfortable senior housing complex located in beautiful Denver, Colorado. If you are looking for a secure and enjoyable place to call home, then Campbell Stone Memorial Residence is the place for you. Denver is truly a city for everyone. Surrounded by...
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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 1375 High Street
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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.
LIVE IT UP! This is your time to live life to the fullest at 1375 High Street-a one-of-a-kind active adult lifestyle community for those 55 and better. A unique 10-story, vertically integrated, active adult lifestyle retreat that is a seamless blend of sophistication and relaxing living. With...
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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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I love our beautiful natural setting .... with mowed green grass in summer ... large trees, decorative plantings, colorful summer flowers. Wonderful place for walks - w/walking group or solo - on our...
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Shade trees lining the curved street, beautiful gardens and courtyards interspersed among thirty-one buildings on eight and a half acres of land in central Denver – add in a feeling of friendliness and caring and you know you're at Kentucky Circle Village. Original buildings built in 1959, near...
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: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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
Care types provided by this community
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
Care types provided by this community
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 Denver County, CO

The average cost of senior living in Denver County is $4,549 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Foxfield, CO with an average of $4,304 per month.

Independent living costs in Denver County, CO, vs. nearby counties

Denver County, CO
$4,549/mo
$4,549/mo
$4,519/mo

Independent living costs in Denver County, CO, vs. state and national averages

Denver County, CO
$4,549/mo
U.S. national average
$4,203/mo

Independent living costs in Denver County, CO, vs. other senior living options

$5,677/mo
Independent Living
$4,549/mo

Independent living costs in Denver County, CO, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,001/mo
Studio
$5,400/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,525/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,571/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,348/mo

Senior living costs in Denver County 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: Denver County, CO
Column state: Colorado
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDenver County, COColoradoU.S.
Independent Living$4,549/mo$4,441/mo$4,203/mo
Assisted Living$5,165/mo$5,181/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$5,677/mo$5,398/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Denver County, CO:$4,549/mo
Colorado:$4,441/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
Assisted Living
Denver County, CO:$5,165/mo
Colorado:$5,181/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Denver County, CO:$5,677/mo
Colorado:$5,398/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
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Independent living costs in Denver County, CO, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Denver County 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 Denver County, CO

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Denver County 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
Denver County, CO$3,000/mo$3,195/mo-6.1%
Colorado$3,277/mo$3,262/mo+0.4%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Denver County, CO
2024 average cost:$3,000/mo
2023 average cost:$3,195/mo
Percent change:-6.1%
Colorado
2024 average cost:$3,277/mo
2023 average cost:$3,262/mo
Percent change:+0.4%
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 Denver County

Recent reviews for independent living in Denver County

Bethesda Gardens Thornton

4.3
When my loved one was ill, the staff were very responsive to our phone calls and also offered supportive and medical care to them. The staff are very friendly and caring.

Westhaven Apartment Homes in Lakewood, CO

4.0
I have moved in to Westhaven Apartment Homes, and I really like it so far. I like that I can still maintain an independent lifestyle here, but that it is also a very active and social retirement facility. The staff is great, and they have a lot of activities like Bingo, movies, crafts, story ...
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Golden Orchard III in Wheat Ridge, CO

5.0
We love the staff and living situation for my 2 elderly parents at Golden Orchard, Finding this lovely group home was a Blessing for us. My Dad and Mom are well taken care of in every way. Such a huge difference in how well my parents are doing in this very caring group home environment!. Food ...
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Denver County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Denver County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Denver County, 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 Denver County 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 Denver County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Denver County, CONational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
11.3%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
17.7%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
16.1%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
20.2%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
9.7%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Denver County 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 Denver County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Denver County, CONational
Professional chef
Professional chef
21%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
24.2%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
21%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.1%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Denver County 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 Denver County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
24.2%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
27.4%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
31.5%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.6%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.4%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.2%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
26.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
26.6%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
18.5%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
25%
46.4%
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Brookdale Lowry, Brookdale Tamarac Square and Brookdale University Park are the top-rated independent living facilities near Denver County, Colorado. See full list of communities.
There are 147 independent living facilities near Denver County, Colorado. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Denver County, Colorado are Brookdale Lowry, Brookdale Tamarac Square and Brookdale Meridian Arvada. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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