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The cost of independent living in Birchwood Village is about $3,261 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 110 options. Read 1167 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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
From the moment you pull up to the entrance of Sun Cliffe apartment homes, you know you've discovered something special. Here we offer gracious living that includes elegant interior designs, a beautiful community room with full kitchen, a fitness room, elevator, controlled access, storage rooms...
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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.
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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.
Summit Hill Assisted Living is located in a peaceful and picturesque area of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, where your loved ones will feel right at home. Surrounded by greenery and with the convenience of a shopping center near by, our residents love living here. The security of our...
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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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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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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.
Parkway Gardens Senior Apartment is an independent Senior Community for 55 and better. Our apartment community features a spacious community room with a full kitchen, a fitness center, wellness clinic, library, stretching room, business center, game room with billiard, laundry facility on every...
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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.
Located in an attractive, long-established area of St. Paul. Every apartment home has been carefully planned to be truly above the ordinary, with twelve different floor plans, each offering a three-season, enclosed porch and many with newly renovated interiors. We are like a quiet community...
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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.
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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.
Rosewood Estate provides assisted living in a homelike atmosphere that offers the comforts, conveniences and privacy found in a traditional home -complete with kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom(s). Most importantly, Rosewood Estate offers the independence residents desire while...
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From our beautifully landscaped grounds to our meticulously cared for building to our friendly and attentive on-site staff, everything about Victoria Place is first class. You'll appreciate living in this quiet residential neighborhood, in an amenitity filled community, that's close to every...
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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: Memory Care, Independent Living
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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.
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My mother was recently at Cerenity Care Center for transitional care after a minor stroke. I was very impressed by the friendly and conscientious staff. I was especially grateful for the little extras they...
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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: 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.
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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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The search is over! With a location in minutes of everywhere including downtown St. Paul, Hwy 94, the airport and of course the Mall of America, Shamrock Court Apartments provides you with all the comforts of home. Some of our great ammenities include on site laundry, assigned parking,...
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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.
Nestled on 18 acres of scenic wooded hills in the charming Battle Creek neighborhood, Afton View offers affordable 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartment homes. These spacious layouts feature ample living space designed with your comfort in mind, and with convenient access to major highways, shopping, and...
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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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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 husband and I have lived in Roseville all our 55 years of marriage and in selecting a new home we wanted to stay in the area. Before deciding on EagleCrest we visited ten independent living facilities in...
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.
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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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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.
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 Birchwood Village, MN

The average cost of senior living in Birchwood Village is $3,261 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Stillwater, MN with an average of $3,168 per month.

Independent living costs in Birchwood Village, MN, vs. nearby cities

Birchwood Village, MN
$3,261/mo
$3,234/mo
$3,220/mo

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

Birchwood Village, MN
$3,261/mo
U.S. national average
$4,153/mo

Independent living costs in Birchwood Village, MN, vs. other senior living options

$4,373/mo
Independent Living
$3,261/mo

Independent living costs in Birchwood Village, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$5,040/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,797/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,477/mo

Senior living costs in Birchwood Village 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: Birchwood Village, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBirchwood Village, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$3,261/mo$3,146/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living$4,673/mo$4,282/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,373/mo$4,074/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Birchwood Village, MN:$3,261/mo
Minnesota:$3,146/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Birchwood Village, MN:$4,673/mo
Minnesota:$4,282/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Birchwood Village, MN:$4,373/mo
Minnesota:$4,074/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Birchwood Village, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Birchwood Village 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Birchwood Village, MN$2,590/mo$2,299/mo+12.6%
Minnesota$2,732/mo$2,477/mo+10.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Birchwood Village, MN
2024 average cost:$2,590/mo
2023 average cost:$2,299/mo
Percent change:+12.6%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,732/mo
2023 average cost:$2,477/mo
Percent change:+10.3%
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 Birchwood Village

Recent reviews for independent living in Birchwood Village

Parkshore Senior Campus in Saint Louis Park, MN

4.9
Being out of state we do not get to visit that much, however when we do speak with our loved one she does seem to enjoy the meals and dining service. We do think the overall value for the money is good and based on our experience so far we would recommend the Parkshore Senior Campus to other ...
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Bel Rae Senior Living in Mounds View, MN

4.7
We chose Bel Rae Senior Living because of the newness of the building, the friendly and helpful staff members, and the overall accommodations as well. He has a 1 bedroom apartment and it is a little on the smaller side if your have more furniture. The food is ok and they keep striving to improve ...
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Meadow Woods - Martin Luther Campus in Bloomington, MN

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I think they do a great job at Meadow Woods! The staff here is very friendly and easy to work with. They've been very accommodating in regards to some billing issues we've had in regards to getting funding with the VA straightened out. The facility itself is well kept and clean, and they do a ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Active social calendar with varied offerings. Residents at multiple communities praise the abundance of activities, including resident-led clubs and educational opportunities, which cater to various interests. For instance, at RosePointe I, the social calendar is so full that residents can't possibly attend everything. At The Waters of W ...
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Delightful dining options. Several reviews highlight the importance of quality dining experiences, with many communities offering varied menus and alternative meal choices, as noted at RosePointe I. Residents enjoy dining in the dining room to socialize with neighbors, while others prefer the convenience of their own ap ...
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Friendly and helpful staff. Numerous reviews highlight the significance of caring and attentive staff members. For instance, at RosePointe I, residents express their gratitude for the friendly and skilled staff who ensure their needs are met. At The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, the staff is descr ...
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Engaging community atmosphere. Communities with an active, engaged senior population contribute to a positive living experience. Residents at RosePointe II have found a sense of community, making new friends and enjoying social events, while at RosePointe I, residents appreciate the neighbors they've met and the feeling o ...
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Modern facilities with a homey environment. Newer buildings with thoughtful designs and well-maintained facilities provide a welcoming atmosphere for seniors. At The Waters of White Bear Lake, the apartments are described as beautifully designed with large windows, high ceilings, and spacious living areas. At New Perspective of Oakdale ...
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Customized care and accommodations. Personalized care plans catering to individual needs and preferences are essential for many seniors. At RosePointe I, residents can choose their desired level of care and services, while at The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, the small apartments are affordable and offer ...
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Birchwood Village independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Birchwood Village independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Birchwood Village, 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 Birchwood Village 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 Birchwood Village 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
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Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
25.5%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
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30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Birchwood Village 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 Birchwood Village communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
22.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
26.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
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37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Birchwood Village 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 Birchwood Village offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
29.4%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.7%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
18.6%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.3%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.2%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41.2%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.5%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
17.6%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28.4%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.3%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
36.3%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
12.7%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.4%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, Gable Pines and The Waters of White Bear Lake are the top-rated independent living facilities near Birchwood Village, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 110 independent living facilities near Birchwood Village, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Birchwood Village, Minnesota are The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, RosePointe I and Gable Pines. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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