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The cost of independent living in Avon is about $2,624 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 117 options. Read 235 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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They are very patient especially with people like my dad who can be difficult at times Good communication with staff. They really care and get to know residents. As a caretaker I enjoy going there and feel...
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.
Vista Prairie at Windmill Ponds is an assisted living community located in Alexandria, MN. Alexandria is a small town with about 11,000 residents, located in Douglas County with a few stores, local shops and places of worship. We are located on the east edge of town and residents who enjoy...
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This facility is very spacious and beautiful. It is a bit pricey, but so are a lot of retirement communities in the area. The staff is wonderful and they treat the residents well. The other residents here...
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.
About The Legacy of St. Michael Senior Living CommunitySt. Michael is a growing community of over 16,000 people with diverse business opportunities and we are the only Senior Community that offers Housing with Services for our seniors. We are only 25 minutes to downtown Minneapolis and 35 miles...
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My loved one is currently a resident at Elk River Senior Living and the overall experience has been very good so far. It is a nice facility, I enjoy the residents and the staff. I would recommend Elk River...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
Built in 2018, Elk River Senior Living is a family owned senior living community nestled in the heart of Elk River. With 98 apartments, we offer independent living, assisted living as well as memory care. We pride ourselves on our welcoming residents and compassionate staff. Our team focuses on...
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My parents lived at Arlington Place until an apartment opened up closer to myself. During that time my parents were loved and cared for in every way. My mother, a social butterfly before her stroke, came out...
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: 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.
Hyatt House of HoldingfordLocated just nine miles north of Highway 94, Hyatt House of Holdingford is an assisted living community that’s located in Holdingford, Minnesota. A modern atmosphere, a warm and inviting location, and outstanding access to amenities makes Hyatt House of Holdingford an...
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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.
River Oak Heights in Cold Spring, Minnesota is a prestigious address that offers you stunning views of the rolling greens of the River Oaks Golf Course. Easy access to Hwy 23 and just minutes from St. Cloud. Enjoy the convenience of being in walking distance from the Medical Clinic, the...
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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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: Assisted Living, Independent 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: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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: 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 Cedar Terrace
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.
Give yourself some space in an attractive, two-story townhome with features that include a separate living and dining froom, ceiling fans, washer and dryer hook-ups, off-street parking or an optional garage unit. Water, sewer and trash are included and, of course, lawn care and snow removal are...
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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.
Just 48 spacious, inviting apartments with amenities such as dishwashers, garbage disposals, master bedrooms with connecting bath, walk-in closets and private balconies. You'll appreciate the controlled access entry, fitness room, laundry facilities and heated underground parking. All within...
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Toured lots of facilities in the area and found a new home. Apt homes are nice and roomy and they offer tons of activities, outings and in house religious services along with beauty salon. Staff works...
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.
Ridgeview Place/Prairie Ridge is an assisted living community located in beautiful Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota. Prairie Ridge is a memory care unit for residents with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s located on the beautiful grounds of Ridgeview Place. Beautifully landscaped grounds and...
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.
Get settled in an affordable townhome, recently refurbished with a spacious kitchen, lots of cabinet space, up-to-date appliances, new bathroom, master bedroom with a large closet and new carpeting on the first and second levels. Each unit also has air conditioners and a full basement with washer...
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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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We moved my brother to the Sanctuary [date removed]. It is a beautiful place, very clean with a kindhearted staff. The nurses are responsive, the care attendants are the best, and the staff overall are...
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.
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: Assisted Living, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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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.
Photo of Alverna 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: 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.
Fairway Pines is an active senior community in Sauk Centre, MN. This community offers a premium level of senior living. Our commitment is to promote independence and individuality to our tenants in a supportive environment. You can expect our community to offer a variety of fun and stimulating...
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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.
Buckman Apartments is a senior apartments located in the picturesque coastal city of Portland, Multnomah County, OR. They have options for young professionals just starting out but they also have options for those who are nearing their golden years. Senior citizens will find these apartments to...

Cost of independent living in Avon, MN

The average cost of senior living in Avon is $2,624 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Albany, MN with an average of $2,202 per month.

Independent living costs in Avon, MN, vs. nearby cities

Avon, MN
$2,624/mo
$2,202/mo

Independent living costs in Avon, MN, vs. state and national averages

Avon, MN
$2,624/mo
U.S. national average
$4,247/mo

Independent living costs in Avon, MN, vs. other senior living options

$3,242/mo
Independent Living
$2,624/mo

Independent living costs in Avon, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$1,383/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,558/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,083/mo

Senior living costs in Avon 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: Avon, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAvon, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$2,624/mo$3,194/mo$4,247/mo
Assisted Living$3,265/mo$4,323/mo$4,784/mo
Memory Care$3,242/mo$4,117/mo$5,056/mo
Independent Living
Avon, MN:$2,624/mo
Minnesota:$3,194/mo
U.S.:$4,247/mo
Assisted Living
Avon, MN:$3,265/mo
Minnesota:$4,323/mo
U.S.:$4,784/mo
Memory Care
Avon, MN:$3,242/mo
Minnesota:$4,117/mo
U.S.:$5,056/mo
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Independent living costs in Avon, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Avon 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
Avon, MN$1,650/mo$2,080/mo-20.7%
Minnesota$2,347/mo$2,138/mo+9.8%
National$2,814/mo$2,799/mo+0.5%
Avon, MN
2024 average cost:$1,650/mo
2023 average cost:$2,080/mo
Percent change:-20.7%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,347/mo
2023 average cost:$2,138/mo
Percent change:+9.8%
National
2024 average cost:$2,814/mo
2023 average cost:$2,799/mo
Percent change:+0.5%
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What families are saying about independent living in Avon

Recent reviews for independent living in Avon

Edgewood Vista-Alexandria

4.2
I would definitely recommend this community to others. The director and the staff have been wonderful and easy to work with. The nursing staff is also very good. The communication is great and they communicate well.

The Sanctuary at St. Cloud in Saint Cloud, MN

5.0
Kind and friendly staff. Family and children are always welcome. Being in a carefree, safe envrionment. New, clean rooms and community spaces. Chef [name removed] wonderful cuisine. variety of creative activities., The other residents are full of fun and laughs.

Willows Landing in Monticello, MN

4.1
Overall it has been a good experience. It has taken my loved one a long time to adjust, and she's still working on that. But mostly it has been positive. She's meeting new people and getting out a little bit more, which has been wonderful for her. The apartment is nice. It has great light, ...
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Avon independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Avon independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Avon, 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 Avon 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 Avon partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Avon, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
6.1%
20.9%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
11.1%
35.2%
No sugar
No sugar
9.1%
31.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
9.1%
34.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
1%
11.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Avon 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 Avon communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Avon, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
8.1%
37.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
16.2%
44.3%
Room service
Room service
12.1%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Avon 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 Avon offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Avon, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
20.2%
46%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
5.1%
28.9%
Community service programs
Community service programs
7.1%
33.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
23.2%
48.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
25.3%
49.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28.3%
54.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
18.2%
43.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
6.1%
39.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
9.1%
42.6%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
18.2%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
20.2%
47.5%
Dances
Dances
8.1%
33.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.1%
40.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
18.2%
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Havenwood of Buffalo, Salterra at Hanover and Talamore St Cloud are the top-rated independent living facilities near Avon, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
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The best independent living facility near you in Avon, Minnesota is Havenwood of Buffalo. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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