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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Higginsville, MO

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The cost of independent living in Higginsville is about $3,530 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 48 options. Read 1064 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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Photo of Armour Oaks
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Overall, my loved ones are thrilled with their new home. They ended up securing a single family house that is adjacent to the main property. Armour Oaks is understaffed, but they get the job done. The...
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.
Armour Oaks Senior Living in Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City’s oldest continuing Not-For-Profit entity - is located in the eclectic Waldo neighborhood at the corner of 81st and Wornall Road with easy access to I-435. This historic senior living community, just 15 minutes from the famous...
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My mom has found a really good community to be a part of and is enjoying it. She appreciates being cooked for and having choices at mealtimes. The staff are friendly. And the apartment is great.
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.
Kingswood is where you can live the life you love. Here you have maintenance-free living, great friends and neighbors, and a full continuum of care should you ever need it. All in the heart of Kansas City, and all at a great value.The Courtyards at Kingswood are designed for those who need...
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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.
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Winchester Meadows Assisted living
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.
Photo of Landmark Terrace
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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.
Services provided at no additional cost:Private room and private bath3 nutritious meals per day and snacksMedication administration including insulin administrationHousekeeping servicesLaundry serviceActivitiesOur company has been providing care for Seniors since 1990 when we built our first...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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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They are professional. The staff is attentive. They are open to suggestions. They show care toward residents. It is clean and smells nice. The food is good. The room size is sufficient. The layout is nice.
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.
Photo of The Estates of Liberty
44 Floor plans available
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
5 star
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My mom gets everything she needs whenever she needs it. The food is excellent, the place is nice, and they keep it clean.
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.
Found in Kearney, Missouri, Westbrook Villas is a senior living community situated about 25 minutes to the north of downtown Kansas City. Spread out over well-maintained expanse of land, our residences are built using brick, which combines with our green lawns and white fences to create the...
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Photo of Westwood Manor
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
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.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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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In a week we will move my Mother into Linden Woods Village. We received a fantastic tour from [name removed]. She helped us decide this was the place for my Mother. [name removed] answered all of our...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, 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.
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, 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.
Photo of Armour Oaks Independent Senior Living
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Villa Ventura Retirement Comm
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Claridge Court a CCRC
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Thank you for your interest in Claridge Court! We are a Life Care community, located in Prairie Village, Kansas. In response to your request, I am enclosing some basic information. I would encourage you to make a personal visit to our community to see firsthand the lifestyle enjoyed by over 170...
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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.
Kendallwood Hills Estates has 104 apartment homes and is one of the newest properties north of the river. If you want a home that focuses on family, community, and service, not just amenities, we are the one to see. At Kendallwood Hills Estates, we provide luxury living for the young at heart...

Cost of independent living in Higginsville, MO

The average cost of senior living in Higginsville is $3,530 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sweet Springs, MO with an average of $2,770 per month.

Independent living costs in Higginsville, MO, vs. nearby cities

Higginsville, MO
$3,530/mo
$3,392/mo
$3,097/mo

Independent living costs in Higginsville, MO, vs. state and national averages

Higginsville, MO
$3,530/mo
U.S. national average
$4,184/mo

Independent living costs in Higginsville, MO, vs. other senior living options

$6,095/mo
Independent Living
$3,530/mo

Independent living costs in Higginsville, MO, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,698/mo
Studio
$4,281/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,024/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,524/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,793/mo

Senior living costs in Higginsville 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: Higginsville, MO
Column state: Missouri
Column national: U.S.
Community typeHigginsville, MOMissouriU.S.
Independent Living$3,530/mo$3,715/mo$4,184/mo
Assisted Living$4,227/mo$4,008/mo$4,779/mo
Memory Care$6,095/mo$5,473/mo$5,535/mo
Independent Living
Higginsville, MO:$3,530/mo
Missouri:$3,715/mo
U.S.:$4,184/mo
Assisted Living
Higginsville, MO:$4,227/mo
Missouri:$4,008/mo
U.S.:$4,779/mo
Memory Care
Higginsville, MO:$6,095/mo
Missouri:$5,473/mo
U.S.:$5,535/mo
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Independent living costs in Higginsville, MO, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Higginsville 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
Higginsville, MO$2,578/mo$2,658/mo-3.0%
Missouri$3,057/mo$3,016/mo+1.4%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Higginsville, MO
2024 average cost:$2,578/mo
2023 average cost:$2,658/mo
Percent change:-3.0%
Missouri
2024 average cost:$3,057/mo
2023 average cost:$3,016/mo
Percent change:+1.4%
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 Higginsville

Recent reviews for independent living in Higginsville

Essex of Sedalia

5.0
The staff's very friendly and knowledgeable

Senior Star at Villa Ventura in Kansas City, MO

5.0
So far I'm very satisfied with Villa Ventura!!! I'm extremely pleased with [name removed] who set the expectation for the facility!!! She went over and beyond to accommodate getting my mom situated with limited notice. Most of the Interim Home Health staff are great as well. I'm grateful that ...
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The Wellington Senior Living in Liberty, MO

4.4
They all seem pleasant and helpful snd try to accommodate your suggestions. However they have to report to their boss too. My mom has recommended to others and a few have moved in. I think this place struggles like all others with retention of employees. It's hard to see someone go that they ...
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Higginsville independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Higginsville independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Higginsville, 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 Higginsville 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 Higginsville partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Higginsville, MONational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
40.9%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.4%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
38.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
27.3%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
20.5%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Higginsville 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 Higginsville communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Higginsville, MONational
Professional chef
Professional chef
45.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
54.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
50%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
27.3%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Higginsville 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 Higginsville offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Higginsville, MONational
Activity director
Activity director
56.8%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.1%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
56.8%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
65.9%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
68.2%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
70.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
50%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
59.1%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
63.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
61.4%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
43.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
52.3%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
68.2%
46.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

John Knox Village East and Meyer Care Center, Town Village of Leawood and Elliott Place are the top-rated independent living facilities near Higginsville, Missouri. See full list of communities.
There are 48 independent living facilities near Higginsville, Missouri. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Higginsville, Missouri is Town Village of Leawood. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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