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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Michigan Beach, IL

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The cost of independent living in Michigan Beach is about $3,412 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 494 options.

Read 13466 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 Naperville, Orland Park and Wheaton.

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Photo of Willa Rawls Manor 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.
Photo of Beth Anne Residence
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: 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 Resurrection Project
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 Beth Anne Supportive Living
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, 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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The community at The Montclare is good, they have rides to the stores they have food plates at a low price and my mother managed to get a helper there.
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 Montclare Senior Residences would like to invite you to visit our upscale Senior Apartment community for qualified residents ages 55 or better. Located two blocks east of Oak Park Avenue and two blocks south of Fullerton/Grand Avenue in Chicago. The Montclare Senior Residences will change...
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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.
Pioneer Gardens senior residents in the windy city access to a great assisted living community within the grand city of Chicago, IL. Located just a few blocks from Lake Shore Drive, residents can enjoy the lush green park areas next to the lake during spring and summer days and enjoy the many...
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Photo of Oakwood Shores
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: 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 Grant Village
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
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
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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.
Heritage Woods of Chicago is an affordable assisted living community exclusively designed for low income seniors 65 or older. Fully certified by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Living, Heritage Woods is located on the west side of Chicago. Heritage Woods is a lovely place to call...
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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My mom was a resident in this lovely senior community for four years and she loved it. The residents were kind, caring and looked out for one another. The West Loop location can't be beat. She'd often walked...
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.
Van Buren Place Apartments is a senior citizen independent living community where seniors can experience an enjoyable lifestyle in a convenient, secure, and pleasant setting.
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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: 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
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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.
Photo of The Meadows Apartments
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.
Belmont Place Senior Apartments has been designed to address the social and economic needs of senior residents age 55 and older. The building is located within the near northwest side of Chicago. Easy accessibility to bus lines and grocery store across the street. There are banks and restaurants...
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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.
DISCOVER VILLAGE GROVE APARTMENTS!  One of Elk Grove Village's finest locations...steps from library, grocery store, drugstore, within 6 blocks of hospital and all of the amenities and charm of Elk Grove Village.  Mature adults, 55 and older can enjoy the best of both worlds:  the...
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The Emerald Village community was very clean but in the apartment closet it smelled like cat urine at move in. Other than that, very good. There is a little miscommunication before move in but it was...
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.
Emerald Village offers the ideal combination of independence with safety and security for its residents. Emerald Village, a 97 unit, 4 story building provides a new lifestyle free from worries and filled with good times shared with good friends.

Cost of independent living in Michigan Beach, IL

The average cost of senior living in Michigan Beach is $3,412 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Rockdale, IL with an average of $3,412 per month.

Independent living costs in Michigan Beach, IL, vs. state and national averages

Michigan Beach, IL
$3,412/mo
U.S. national average
$3,532/mo

Independent living costs in Michigan Beach, IL, vs. other senior living options

$8,084/mo
Independent Living
$3,412/mo

Independent living costs in Michigan Beach, IL, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,838/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,039/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,133/mo

Senior living costs in Michigan Beach 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: Michigan Beach, IL
Column state: Illinois
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMichigan Beach, ILIllinoisU.S.
Independent Living$3,412/mo$3,360/mo$3,532/mo
Assisted Living$6,704/mo$6,413/mo$5,909/mo
Memory Care$8,084/mo$7,829/mo$7,121/mo
Independent Living
Michigan Beach, IL:$3,412/mo
Illinois:$3,360/mo
U.S.:$3,532/mo
Assisted Living
Michigan Beach, IL:$6,704/mo
Illinois:$6,413/mo
U.S.:$5,909/mo
Memory Care
Michigan Beach, IL:$8,084/mo
Illinois:$7,829/mo
U.S.:$7,121/mo
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Independent living costs in Michigan Beach, IL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Michigan Beach 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 Michigan Beach, IL

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Michigan Beach 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
Michigan Beach, IL$3,249/mo$3,092/mo+5.1%
Illinois$3,221/mo$3,061/mo+5.2%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Michigan Beach, IL
2024 average cost:$3,249/mo
2023 average cost:$3,092/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
Illinois
2024 average cost:$3,221/mo
2023 average cost:$3,061/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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 Michigan Beach

Recent reviews for independent living in Michigan Beach

Liberty Village in Elmhurst, IL

5.0
I could not be happier with the Liberty Village community is every regard. [name removed] and [name removed] has been amazing and I am very happy that my father is there. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would recommend this community to other families.

Wittenberg Village, a CCRC in Crown Point, IN

4.7
I moved in and liked it so much I bought a second apartment for my mother! The staff is the most caring I have ever encountered and the facility is top-notch. Hope to meet you soon.

Victory Centre of Elk Grove in Elk Grove Village, IL

5.0
My brother lives in Victory Centre of Elk Grove Village, IL. I visit him frequently and I have found it to be Clean, Friendly and warm. The Staff from Administration to Nursing, Dining, and Maintence are all warm and caring, they know the residents' names, are respectful and always willing ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Caring and attentive staff. Several reviews mention the kindness and attentiveness of the staff at various communities, such as The Timbers of Shorewood, where they go above and beyond to help residents and their families. Staff members are described as being like family and genuinely caring for their residents.
Variety of community activities. Reviews highlight the importance of having a wide range of activities for residents to enjoy at communities like StoryPoint Romeoville and Solstice at Joliet. Activities include bingo, games, water exercise, and even a Sock Hop, keeping residents engaged and active.
Friendly and welcoming community atmosphere. Throughout the reviews, the friendly and welcoming nature of the communities comes across strongly. At Senior Suites of Joliet, residents mention that it feels like a village where everyone knows each other and cares for one another.
Cleanliness and maintenance of living spaces. Reviews consistently praise the cleanliness and upkeep of the communities' living spaces, from private apartments to common areas. For instance, at Senior Suites of Joliet, the staff ensures that all areas are kept clean and well-maintained for the residents.
Flexible meal options for dietary restrictions. A common theme in the reviews is the flexibility of meal options to accommodate various dietary restrictions. For example, at The Timbers of Shorewood, the staff makes sure that residents' individual needs and preferences are taken into consideration when planning meals.
Quick response to maintenance requests. Residents appreciate the prompt attention to maintenance issues, as seen in reviews of communities like Willow Falls and StoryPoint Romeoville, where staff members are described as being quick to address any repairs or concerns.
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Michigan Beach independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Michigan Beach independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Michigan Beach, 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 Michigan Beach 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 Michigan Beach partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Michigan Beach, ILNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
33%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.5%
35.8%
No sugar
No sugar
35%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.2%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
15.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Michigan Beach 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 Michigan Beach communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Michigan Beach, ILNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
39.1%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
46.4%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
35.2%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.2%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Michigan Beach 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 Michigan Beach offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Michigan Beach, ILNational
Activity director
Activity director
48.8%
46.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
33.6%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
37.4%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.4%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.6%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59.1%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.7%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.7%
43.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51%
48.4%
Live performances
Live performances
50%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
34.4%
34.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
39.1%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
49.6%
47.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Clare, a CCRC, Discovery Village Des Plaines and Brookdale Glen Ellyn are the top-rated independent living facilities near Michigan Beach, Illinois. See full list of communities.
There are 494 independent living facilities near Michigan Beach, Illinois. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Michigan Beach, Illinois are Discovery Village Des Plaines, Brookdale Glen Ellyn and Huntley Springs Retirement Resort. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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