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The cost of independent living in North St Paul is about $3,488 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 137 options. Read 1371 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.
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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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.
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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: 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.
Warm, family like atmosphere with many social activities. Has community and dining room. Park like back yard with walking paths, screened gazebo, gas grill and picnic tables.Special events include BBQ, yard sale and more.
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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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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.
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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...
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.
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the best thing we did was to move our loved one to the Pillars of White Bear over a year ago. the Pillars program provides extensive opportunities for musical enrichment, the activities director creates an...
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.
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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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...
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
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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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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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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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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.
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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.

Cost of independent living in North St Paul, MN

The average cost of senior living in North St Paul is $3,488 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Stillwater, MN with an average of $3,173 per month.

Independent living costs in North St Paul, MN, vs. nearby cities

North St Paul, MN
$3,488/mo
$3,498/mo
$3,298/mo

Independent living costs in North St Paul, MN, vs. state and national averages

North St Paul, MN
$3,488/mo
U.S. national average
$4,211/mo

Independent living costs in North St Paul, MN, vs. other senior living options

$4,599/mo
Independent Living
$3,488/mo

Independent living costs in North St Paul, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,538/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,284/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,906/mo

Senior living costs in North St Paul 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: North St Paul, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeNorth St Paul, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$3,488/mo$3,269/mo$4,211/mo
Assisted Living$4,882/mo$4,418/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$4,599/mo$4,223/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living
North St Paul, MN:$3,488/mo
Minnesota:$3,269/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
Assisted Living
North St Paul, MN:$4,882/mo
Minnesota:$4,418/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
North St Paul, MN:$4,599/mo
Minnesota:$4,223/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
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Independent living costs in North St Paul, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in North St Paul 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
North St Paul, MN$2,733/mo$2,363/mo+15.6%
Minnesota$2,717/mo$2,477/mo+9.7%
National$3,259/mo$3,168/mo+2.9%
North St Paul, MN
2024 average cost:$2,733/mo
2023 average cost:$2,363/mo
Percent change:+15.6%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,717/mo
2023 average cost:$2,477/mo
Percent change:+9.7%
National
2024 average cost:$3,259/mo
2023 average cost:$3,168/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in North St Paul

Recent reviews for independent living in North St Paul

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

5.0
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. Residents of various communities, such as RosePointe I, The Waters of White Bear Lake, and RosePointe I, enjoy a full calendar of social events and activities. These offerings range from educational presentations and religious discussions to game nights, movie screenings, and outings to lo ...
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Friendly and helpful staff. Reviews consistently praise the kindness and attentiveness of staff members across multiple communities, including The Lodge at Little Canada, The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, and New Perspective of Oakdale, who go above and beyond to ensure residents' needs are met ...
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Nutritious and delicious meals. Community dining experiences are a highlight for many seniors living at communities like RosePointe I, The Waters of White Bear Lake, and RosePointe I. Meals are often described as nutritious, tasty, and customizable, with a range of options to accommodate individual tastes and dietary req ...
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Engaging resident programs. Residents at communities including The Lodge at Little Canada, The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community, and New Perspective of Oakdale, participate in a variety of resident-led initiatives. These programs enrich their daily lives through activities like book clubs, gardening ...
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Clean and well-maintained facilities. Several reviews mention the importance of cleanliness and upkeep in their satisfaction with their living situation, noting that communities like Gable Pines, Polar Ridge Senior Living, and Garden Terrace Commons Apartments take great pride in maintaining their buildings and grounds.
Supportive community atmosphere. Many residents speak of the sense of camaraderie and connection they've found among their fellow community members at communities such as RosePointe I, The Waters of White Bear Lake, and RosePointe I. This supportive atmosphere makes each day more enjoyable and fulfilling.
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North St Paul independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in North St Paul independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in North St Paul, 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 North St Paul 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 North St Paul 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
10.6%
20.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.8%
34.8%
No sugar
No sugar
17.1%
31.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
17.9%
33.9%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.6%
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Availability of select dining options in North St Paul 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 North St Paul communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
23.6%
36.9%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
27.6%
43.8%
Room service
Room service
24.4%
37.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in North St Paul 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 North St Paul offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
30.1%
45.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14.6%
28.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.1%
33.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
36.6%
47.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
39%
49.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.3%
54.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
25.2%
43.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
20.3%
38.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.6%
42.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.1%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
36.6%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
14.6%
33.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.9%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
32.5%
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The Shores of Lake Phalen, Norgard Court Apartments and Encore at Maplewood are the top-rated independent living facilities near North St Paul, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 137 independent living facilities near North St Paul, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in North St Paul, Minnesota are RidgePointe Senior Living, The Lodge at White Bear, A Sky Active Living Community and Talamore Woodbury. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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