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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Orange County, FL

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The cost of independent living in Orange County is about $4,041 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 266 options.

Read 6391 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 Orlando, Lake Mary and St. Cloud.

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Photo of Savannah Villages of Lakeland
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55 Floor plans available
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My mother is happy and that makes me happy. bingo bible study and more place is clean and the people are kind The fact that this community is smaller with smaller staff is a plus. There is a courtyard in...
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.
Savannah Court, offering gracious retirement assisted living, is in Lakeland, Florida, a diverse city full of charm and southern hospitality. Located in Polk County, Lakeland is positioned perfectly in the center of the state with easy access to I-4 and conveniently located between Orlando and...
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We have had a good experience with adult day care services at Majestic Gardens Living. It's a nice, clean, friendly place. And the staff seem to care.
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.
Serene environment5-star hotel-like experienceAll rooms are privateAll rooms are fully furnishedOne-on-one personal care that pampers each residentFamily-like community (not isolated in your own apartments)New building with state-of-the-art featuresOur staff has over 30 years of experienceMedical...
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Photo of The Springs of Lady Lake Assisted Living
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They are timely, and they have gone out of their way to try to help us. We haven't had any issues, and they have worked to make it a good experience and provide good care. They seem to have a lot of...
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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Photo of Heritage Waterside
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Heritage was fantastic at the beginning, but started to go downhill. The company had opened up a 2nd place near Sanford and were siphoning off a lot of the good staff to work over there. When mom went into...
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.
Heritage Waterside is located in the heart of Daytona Beach Shores and on the famous Halifax River. Take a step back in time with our themed 40's lifestyle rooms. We believe in giving you the lifestyle you desire with the care you deserve. Leave your worries behind. Our residents enjoy...
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The staff and owners care about their residents and do what they can to make the place nice and comfortable. They have musicians come to play music and make holidays very special. It is a nice and clean...
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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Westchester of Winter Park most definitely gets a 5 in every category. The staff are excellent, care is wonderful and the facility itself is very clean.
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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Photo of Ansley Court and Cottage of Oviedo
33 Floor plans available
8.9
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50 reviews
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[name removed] was quite professional and provided invaluable assistance with care in selecting a suitable community. The support team, specifically [name removed] and [name removed], worked to provide 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.
Ansley Court and Cottage of Oviedo consists of two assisted living communities and one memory care residence nestled on a beautiful campus setting. Each community is the ideal size offering an intimate atmosphere yet is full of vibrant activity. Because each of the three communities is smaller in...
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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.
Hearthstone at Leesburg offers both memory care and assisted living services. Our memory care residents receive around-the-clock specialized care, dedicated staff, and access to our life enrichment program designed specifically around our residents’ needs and interests. Our assisted living...
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Mom is very happy at Village on the Green. She has been there since December. What we have enjoyed the most about Village on the Green would be the cleanliness, the physical therapy and occupational therapy....
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 GreenLeaf Assisted Living
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This is a historic building. It was one of the original hospitals in the area. The staff and management are good to deal with and have a good system in running their facility. Like I said the building is...
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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Photo of Azalea Manor
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They really know how to treat people with Alzheimer's here. I like the guy who runs the place, he keeps me updated. They aren't as fancy as some of the other places, but it's clean, and the staff is...
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 Park Plaza 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 Hillcrest Hampton House
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The senior Hillcrest Hampton Apartments, in my opinion, is one of the best places to live. It is walking distance from restaurants, clothes stores, banks and the diverse groceries in the area makes...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
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 Kinneret 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 Orlando Central Towers Inc
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 Orlando Cloisters
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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This is a great skilled/rehab nursing facility. I had to stay here for approximately 2 months due to a fall while on vacation in Florida. The staff were so kind and understanding. The...
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.
Photo of Magnolia Towers
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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.
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 KARE ASSISTED LIVING  LLC
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.
Photo of San Jean Facility Care Inc.
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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.
San Jean Facility Care Inc. is an assisted living community located in the thriving town of Orlando, FL. This action-packed community is situated in the midst of a residential area within the heart of Orlando. Orlando is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. It is a great...
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Photo of Westminster Baldwin Park
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.
Photo of William Booth Towers
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 Grace Manor Retirement Inc
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 Immaculee Home Care
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.
Photo of Holstein Senior Living
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.

Cost of independent living in Orange County, FL

The average cost of senior living in Orange County is $4,041 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lake County, FL with an average of $3,213 per month.

Independent living costs in Orange County, FL, vs. nearby counties

Orange County, FL
$4,041/mo

Independent living costs in Orange County, FL, vs. state and national averages

Orange County, FL
$4,041/mo
$3,640/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Orange County, FL, vs. other senior living options

$6,331/mo
Independent Living
$4,041/mo

Independent living costs in Orange County, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,898/mo
Studio
$3,834/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,016/mo

Senior living costs in Orange 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: Orange County, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOrange County, FLFloridaU.S.
Independent Living$4,041/mo$3,640/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,969/mo$4,853/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,331/mo$5,704/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Orange County, FL:$4,041/mo
Florida:$3,640/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Orange County, FL:$4,969/mo
Florida:$4,853/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Orange County, FL:$6,331/mo
Florida:$5,704/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Orange County, FL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Orange 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.

Orange County, FLFL stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Orange County, FL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Orange 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 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
Orange County, FL$3,845/mo$3,465/mo+10.9%
Florida$3,560/mo$3,449/mo+3.2%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Orange County, FL
2024 average cost:$3,845/mo
2023 average cost:$3,465/mo
Percent change:+10.9%
Florida
2024 average cost:$3,560/mo
2023 average cost:$3,449/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Orange County

Recent reviews for independent living in Orange County

Lake Gibson Village in Lakeland, FL

4.3
The communication between the staff and the family is good. They keep us well inform and up to date. I would recommend this community to others.

Elan Buena Vista in The Villages, FL

5.0
We chose this community because out of the ones that we looked into for my friend, this one was the best. The room sizes are good and spacious. I have eaten here and the food is very good, they have a lot of variety. I would recommend Elan Buena Vista to a friend or family member.

Grand Living Park at Lake Mary

5.0
Excellent facility. Wonderful staff. Amazing experience. My step father moved in within 2 weeks and has received top care ever since! We are so lucky to have found such an amazing place. Thank you "Aplaceformom" for helping us locate this facility.

Orange County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Orange County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Orange County, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
30.5%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.9%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
34.2%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.5%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
24.4%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Orange 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 Orange County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Orange County, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
39.8%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
40.6%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.5%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Orange 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 Orange County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Orange County, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
51.9%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.6%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.7%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.9%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
54.1%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
45.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
46.2%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.1%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
54.5%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
53%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
39.5%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
54.1%
47.6%
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