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The cost of independent living in Maplewood is about $2,907 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 527 options.

Read 6155 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 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Edina.

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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.
What a great opportunity to live within walking distance to so many small city attractions. Elk Ridge has apartments and townhouses that offer 24-hour maintenance, on-site management, detached garages, a playground and a picnic area.
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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.
This is a lake view Adult Foster Care facility for 55 and older. Will welcome residents with beginning dementia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. It contains four large master bedrooms with call light system and a large guest room. 24-Hour supervision with licensed staff. Will...
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This is a lovely community, and I'am very pleased with move here. Everything is working out very well, and I'am happy at this community. They have a very nice staff, and they are very polite, and courteous....
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.
Enjoy the peace and quiet of this friendly residential community. Pheasant Ridge offers one- and two-bedroom apartments with laundry facilities on each floor, detached garages and a playground.
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, 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.
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, 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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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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I'm so thankful for finding this community for mom they are friendly and attentive to her needs.The food is comfort food and is great. It'ss really clean in there and the grounds are well maintained. Mom...
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.
Valleyview of Northfield (formerly Lindenwood) is located in a quiet, suburban Northfield neighborhood. We offer 40 individual rooms and 3 couple rooms for assisted living/memory care on a convenient one-level campus. Living at Valleyview of Northfield is much like living at home in a one-story...
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What a great place to live! The facility is so clean, the Manager is friendly and professional and the tenants are really nice. It is a well run facility and is always a pleasure to c\visit my Dad there. ...
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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
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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: 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.
Shields Plaza is a quaint, quiet and secure apartment building nestled in a park-like wooded setting in North Branch, MN. - Independent senior living apartment homes - Section 8 affordable subsidized housing - One- and two-bedroom units available - Non-smoking - Comfortable, relaxed atmosphere -...
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Everyone is friendly and nice and helpful. It is a great group of people but my mother in law fell and I didn't get a call right away which could have been better. I know they're busy but they could have...
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.
The Legacy of Delano offers an assisted living community to seniors in the Delano, Wright County, Minnesota. This community looks out for those dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia, and it offers seniors a comfortable home in a quiet community. Those living in Delano or visiting our residents...
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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: Memory Care, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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Things have gone very well with Millstream Commons so far! It is a nice looking, well kept, clean community, and all of the staff have been very friendly. We would recommend them to others looking into...
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.
Millstream Commons, a Three Links Community, is a 44 apartment unit assisted living located in downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Life at Millstream Commons can be as busy or relaxed as you'd like it to be. Set your own pace---continue lifelong interests, and if you're inclined, participate in the...
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.
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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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The community is small but very personable. I feel because it's small the service and care are more ones on one. I would recommend this community to others.
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.
Nagel Assisted Living & Memory Care, founded in 2015, is an exciting new addition to the city of Waconia, MN. Housed in the former Nagel Hospital opened in 1940, our community has been designed with an eye toward keeping the charm of this historic site while freshly renovating the entire...
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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
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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, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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, 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
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 Maplewood, MN

The average cost of senior living in Maplewood is $2,907 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lakeville, MN with an average of $2,644 per month.

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

Maplewood, MN
$2,907/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$7,610/mo
Independent Living
$2,907/mo

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

Studio
$2,667/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,583/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,320/mo

Senior living costs in Maplewood 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: Maplewood, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMaplewood, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$2,907/mo$2,945/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,621/mo$5,527/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,610/mo$7,592/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Maplewood, MN:$2,907/mo
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Maplewood, MN:$5,621/mo
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Maplewood, MN:$7,610/mo
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Maplewood, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Maplewood 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.

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Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Maplewood, MN$2,827/mo$2,718/mo+4.0%
Minnesota$2,936/mo$2,806/mo+4.6%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Maplewood, MN
2024 average cost:$2,827/mo
2023 average cost:$2,718/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,936/mo
2023 average cost:$2,806/mo
Percent change:+4.6%
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 Maplewood

Recent reviews for independent living in Maplewood

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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Milestone Senior Living Faribault

4.6
During the time, that my loved one was there they enjoyed the food. We picked this community, becasue the head nurse at the time was amazing and my loved ones were familar with the facilty. It was clean, and the staff was friendly. It was really good. I would recommend to other families.

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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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Diverse social calendar with various activities. Reviews consistently mention the wide range of social activities and events that keep residents engaged and active at different communities such as RosePointe I, StoryPoint White Bear Lake, and StoryPoint Oakdale.
Friendly and helpful staff. Numerous reviews praise the kindness, attentiveness, and dedication of the staff in communities like The Lodge at Little Canada, RosePointe I, and StoryPoint White Bear Lake.
Delicious and customizable meal options. Residents express their satisfaction with the quality and variety of meals at various communities, such as RosePointe I, Gable Pines, and StoryPoint White Bear Lake.
Engaging common areas and amenities. Reviews highlight the importance of common areas and amenities, like well-maintained gardens, libraries, and lounges, at communities such as RosePointe I, StoryPoint White Bear Lake, and StoryPoint Oakdale.
A sense of community and belonging. Many residents appreciate the welcoming and inclusive atmosphere at their communities, like RosePointe I, StoryPoint White Bear Lake, and StoryPoint Oakdale, where they've formed deep friendships and connections.
Properly maintained and clean living spaces. Reviews often discuss the importance of cleanliness and upkeep, including well-maintained apartments and common areas, at communities such as Gable Pines, StoryPoint White Bear Lake, and Talamore Woodbury.
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Maplewood independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Maplewood independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Maplewood, 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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood 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
10.8%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
24.9%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
17.8%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.3%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Maplewood 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 Maplewood communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
23%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
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44.8%
Room service
Room service
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Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Maplewood 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 Maplewood offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
35.7%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.6%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.5%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.8%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
41.7%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
46.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30.6%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
21.3%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28.5%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
37.2%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
38.5%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
16.3%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Norgard Court Apartments, Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood and The Shores of Lake Phalen are the top-rated independent living facilities near Maplewood, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 527 independent living facilities near Maplewood, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Maplewood, Minnesota are Havenwood of Buffalo, RidgePointe Senior Living and The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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