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The cost of independent living in Kingston is about $3,050 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 260 options. Read 2417 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: 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.
One-level living in a lovely setting built for seniors and disabled persons. Controlled access entry, cozy community room, beautiful outside gardens, picnic and playground, plus a convenient parking lot with plug-ins for cold winter days.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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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.
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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.
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.
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, 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, 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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Home 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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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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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, 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: 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.
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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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: 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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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.
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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.
Hillside Terrace I brings you spacious 2 and 3 bedroom townhomes, each with a private entrance and back patio. Every home has a walk-in storage room and washer/dryer hook-ups, plus access to our on-site laundry facilities. Spacious and airy, you are sure to feel right at home in these dazzling...
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.
Cedar Crest of Cosmos is a 29 bed facility that provides all Levels of Care for our elderly. We offer independence and security while maintaining an excellent quality of life. All meals, snacks and entertainment included plus so much more.We are " A Place to Call Home"
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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: 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.
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.
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: 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: 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'am pleased with all this community has done for us. My father is doing pretty well here. The community looks nice, they do a good job with making sure everything is well maintained and tidy. The staff is...
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.
Westwood Place is an Assisted Living Residence. It is for elderly people who take care of their own needs, but have difficulty performing daily tasks. It provides companionship with other elderly persons and daily activities to keep both the mind and body active while still encouraging...
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Cost of independent living in Kingston, MN

The average cost of senior living in Kingston is $3,050 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Eden Valley, MN with an average of $2,100 per month.

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

Kingston, MN
$3,050/mo
$3,342/mo

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

Kingston, MN
$3,050/mo
U.S. national average
$4,212/mo

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

$3,861/mo
Independent Living
$3,050/mo

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

Studio
$1,729/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,305/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,178/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,300/mo

Senior living costs in Kingston 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: Kingston, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeKingston, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$3,050/mo$3,188/mo$4,212/mo
Assisted Living$4,158/mo$4,320/mo$4,754/mo
Memory Care$3,861/mo$4,114/mo$5,017/mo
Independent Living
Kingston, MN:$3,050/mo
Minnesota:$3,188/mo
U.S.:$4,212/mo
Assisted Living
Kingston, MN:$4,158/mo
Minnesota:$4,320/mo
U.S.:$4,754/mo
Memory Care
Kingston, MN:$3,861/mo
Minnesota:$4,114/mo
U.S.:$5,017/mo
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Independent living costs in Kingston, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Kingston 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
Kingston, MN$2,502/mo$2,484/mo+0.7%
Minnesota$2,693/mo$2,460/mo+9.5%
National$3,256/mo$3,166/mo+2.8%
Kingston, MN
2024 average cost:$2,502/mo
2023 average cost:$2,484/mo
Percent change:+0.7%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,693/mo
2023 average cost:$2,460/mo
Percent change:+9.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,256/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.8%
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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 Kingston

Recent reviews for independent living in Kingston

New Perspective Waconia

5.0
We toured this community. And we fell in love . It had everything mom needed. The food is always being raved by my mother. The caregivers here are great and helpful. It is alway clean and tidy. She enjoys the activities like bingo and rosary they even have a bus that will take them to walgreens ...
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Broadwell Senior Living in Plymouth, MN

4.0
We chose Broadwell Senior Living because the facility was clean, they have a fitness center onsite, there is the ability to have PT appointments onsite, many activities and the friendly staff. There does seem to be a lot of staff turnover. Not confident in the ability to provide nursing ...
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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.

Kingston independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Kingston independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Kingston, 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 Kingston 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 Kingston partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Kingston, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.6%
20.8%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
21.4%
35.1%
No sugar
No sugar
18.6%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
14.5%
34.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.2%
11%
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Availability of select dining options in Kingston 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 Kingston communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Kingston, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
20.5%
37.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
28.2%
44.1%
Room service
Room service
23.6%
37.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.4%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Kingston 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 Kingston offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Kingston, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
33.6%
45.9%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
13.2%
28.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
17.3%
33.5%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
41.4%
48%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
39.5%
49.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44.1%
54.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30%
43.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
15%
38.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.1%
42.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.6%
47.8%
Live performances
Live performances
33.6%
47.4%
Dances
Dances
14.5%
33.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.8%
40.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
31.4%
47.1%
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Havenwood of Buffalo, RidgePointe Senior Living and Rose Arbor and Wildflower Lodge are the top-rated independent living facilities near Kingston, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 260 independent living facilities near Kingston, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Kingston, Minnesota are Havenwood of Buffalo, RidgePointe Senior Living and Copperfield Hill. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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