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The cost of independent living in Marion is about $3,186 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 85 options. Read 506 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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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.
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.
Broadview Towers is our beautiful senior living facility located in Emporia, Kansas. Our community is open to seniors who are 62 and older; however, qualified disabled individuals may also become residents. Broadview Towers has recently undergone major renovations to make the community an even...
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Mother has been well cared for. The food has been good for her and she has developed an appreciation for some of the staff, even though in her condition she tends to judge people rather harshly. The house...
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.
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: 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.
Regal Plaza is a senior apartment community, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Wichita is the largest city in Kansas. Wichita is a city full of things for its residents to do. It is known as the cultural center for Kansas. Residents can visit the Wichita Art Museum, the Wichita...
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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.
McCall Manor is an independent living community located in the beautiful city of Salina, Kansas. The area has numerous restaurants, historical sites and museums to provide a high quality of entertainment to everyone. A part of Saline County, Salina is a wonderful place to live and the inviting...
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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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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.
Calvary Towers is a senior apartments community located in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas. Managed by Young Management Corp., Calvary Towers bases rent on a resident's income, making these senior housing apartments a reasonably priced option in Sedgwick County. The four-story high rise...
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Photo of Summerfield Senior Residences
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 Valley View Estates
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, 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.
Plaza North Senior Residences is an apartment community designed with all of the comforts and conveniences in mind for resident's ages 55 or better. This beautifully landscaped community is located in northeast Wichita and is conveniently connected to the North east Senior Center which houses a...
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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.
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.
Cornerstone Ridge Plaza, also known as 'Via Christi,' is an assisted living community located in Wichita, KS. Wichita is a large city in Sedgwick County and home to about 382,000 people. Wichita is a fun town and residents will have a great time going out to planned events, going to restaurants...
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Whoever wrote that review in 2015 is a liar!! Shadyway Plaza is a wonderful place to live for people age 50 and up. One of our residents is 104 years old and doesn't have one complaint and none of us are...
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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I chose Twin Lakes Apartments mainly for the location. The apartment I had had a swimming pool right out behind it with a fountain. We would go everyday when the weather permitted and sit around and talk. I...
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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These are so nice and affordable. They are only 3 years old so everything is brand new and maintenance and management are AMAZING!!!
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.
Regal Cottages is an affordable senior housing apartment complex for seniors 55 and older located in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Regal Cottages is located with easy access to nearby shopping centers, coffee shops, banking, houses of worship, parks, nail and beauty salons, opportunities for...
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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: 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.
Thank you so much for your interest in our community! We are excited to share the new openings we have available for lease and boast of our immense progress we have made to these properties. We have completely renovated each building with an updated color palette, while maintaining the history...
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Situated in the beautiful town of Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS, West Park Tower offers senior citizens a comfortable, full-service living situation where they can truly enjoy life. With more than 100 parks in the area, there is no question that there are plenty of nature-centric things to do and...
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Staff was very, very friendly, very clean. Food was very good. They delivered meals to my aunt when she did not feel like going to the diner would’ve love to stay longer, but my aunt needed more care and...
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.

Cost of independent living in Marion, KS

The average cost of senior living in Marion is $3,186 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Ramona, KS with an average of $2,322 per month.

Independent living costs in Marion, KS, vs. nearby cities

Marion, KS
$3,186/mo
$3,513/mo

Independent living costs in Marion, KS, vs. state and national averages

Marion, KS
$3,186/mo
$3,849/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Marion, KS, vs. other senior living options

$4,604/mo
Independent Living
$3,186/mo

Independent living costs in Marion, KS, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,363/mo
Studio
$4,528/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,088/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,089/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,693/mo

Senior living costs in Marion 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: Marion, KS
Column state: Kansas
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMarion, KSKansasU.S.
Independent Living$3,186/mo$3,849/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$4,766/mo$5,065/mo$4,706/mo
Memory Care$4,604/mo$4,978/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Marion, KS:$3,186/mo
Kansas:$3,849/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Marion, KS:$4,766/mo
Kansas:$5,065/mo
U.S.:$4,706/mo
Memory Care
Marion, KS:$4,604/mo
Kansas:$4,978/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Marion, KS, over time

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

Marion, KSKS stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Marion, KS

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Marion 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
Marion, KS$2,871/mo$2,796/mo+2.7%
Kansas$2,826/mo$2,681/mo+5.4%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Marion, KS
2024 average cost:$2,871/mo
2023 average cost:$2,796/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
Kansas
2024 average cost:$2,826/mo
2023 average cost:$2,681/mo
Percent change:+5.4%
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 Marion

Recent reviews for independent living in Marion

Marion Assisted Living LLC

4.8
We feel good about our parents being in this facility. The staff is very caring and look after them very well. My parents wish their apartment was a little larger - but the apartment is nice. . I gave food a four, but I feel that this is difficult for staff, due to inflation. I do believe they ...
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Homestead of Emporia

5.0
The staff members have been friendly and supportive from the beginning of our experience with Emporia Place. There was thorough explanation of policy and paper work that was involved with my mother's move. Over-all, we are pleased with the care, and the facility itself. My mother has joined ...
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Homestead of Abilene

5.0
[Name removed] and all of the staff at Abilene Place were a blessing during mom's final days. We could not have hoped for a better spot for her. We live in Abilene and have visited Abilene Place on Halloween and other holidays and were always impressed. The residents seemed happy and the ...
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Marion independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Marion independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Marion, 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 Marion 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 Marion 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
27.4%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.1%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
24.7%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
24.7%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Marion 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 Marion communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Marion, KSNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.3%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
34.2%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
35.6%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Marion 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 Marion offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
37%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.3%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.5%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
45.2%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.8%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.4%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
37%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
43.8%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
21.9%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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