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The cost of independent living in Waite Park is about $2,681 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 131 options.

Read 861 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 St. Cloud, Becker and Sartell.

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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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Compared to what we visited we liked Diamond Willow the best. The food is good, but I would like to see more variety for the memory care unit. The room sizes and the layout of the community are good. 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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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, 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, 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
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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
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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.
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
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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.
Amazing kitchens? Private entry? Outdoor barbecue and picnic area? Check, check, and check! Woodview Apartments and Townhomes is tucked away in downtown Zimmerman, offering spacious and affordable 2 and 3 bedroom homes. Close to the city park and Lake Fremont, and offering convenient access to...
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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.
If you are 62 or older or disabled then Riverside Senior Apartments is the place for you. Imagine lovely spring, summer and fall days sitting with friends in the screened porch enjoying the sights and the sounds of the beautiful Rum River. That's just one benefit of living at Riverside Senior...
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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
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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.
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
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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, 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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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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
Photo of Evans Park
Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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, 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.

Cost of independent living in Waite Park, MN

The average cost of senior living in Waite Park is $2,681 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include St. Joseph, MN with an average of $2,681 per month.

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

Waite Park, MN
$2,681/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Waite Park, MN, vs. other senior living options

$6,353/mo
Independent Living
$2,681/mo

Independent living costs in Waite Park, MN, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,408/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,500/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,360/mo

Senior living costs in Waite Park 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: Waite Park, MN
Column state: Minnesota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWaite Park, MNMinnesotaU.S.
Independent Living$2,681/mo$2,945/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$3,819/mo$5,527/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,353/mo$7,592/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Waite Park, MN:$2,681/mo
Minnesota:$2,945/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Waite Park, MN:$3,819/mo
Minnesota:$5,527/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Waite Park, MN:$6,353/mo
Minnesota:$7,592/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Waite Park, MN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Waite Park 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 average 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
Waite Park, MN$2,931/mo$2,812/mo+4.2%
Minnesota$2,556/mo$2,414/mo+5.9%
National$3,140/mo$2,934/mo+7.0%
Waite Park, MN
2024 average cost:$2,931/mo
2023 average cost:$2,812/mo
Percent change:+4.2%
Minnesota
2024 average cost:$2,556/mo
2023 average cost:$2,414/mo
Percent change:+5.9%
National
2024 average cost:$3,140/mo
2023 average cost:$2,934/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Waite Park

Recent reviews for independent living in Waite Park

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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Benedict Court in Saint Cloud, MN

5.0
Very good. Staff is helpful and the apartment is amazing! There are three meals a day served and the residents have choices to choose from. The staff communication with the family is good, especially when it comes to staffing issues.

Waite Park independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Waite Park independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Waite Park, 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 Waite Park 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 Waite Park partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Waite Park, MNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
10.7%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19.8%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
16.8%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
11.5%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Waite Park 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 Waite Park communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Waite Park, MNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
14.5%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23.7%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
17.6%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
4.6%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Waite Park 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 Waite Park offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Waite Park, MNNational
Activity director
Activity director
28.2%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
10.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.3%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
32.1%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.6%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.7%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
12.2%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
17.6%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
27.5%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
27.5%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
12.2%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.8%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
27.5%
47.6%
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Heritage Place, Havenwood of Buffalo and Rose Arbor and Wildflower Lodge are the top-rated independent living facilities near Waite Park, Minnesota. See full list of communities.
There are 131 independent living facilities near Waite Park, Minnesota. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Waite Park, Minnesota are Havenwood of Buffalo and Wellstead Lodge Senior Living. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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