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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Cortland, NE

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The cost of independent living in Cortland is about $4,048 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 89 options. Read 439 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: 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
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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 meals and dining service at Pemberly Place is very good, and even though our love one does not participate in the activities they do have an abundant amount. We would recommend the community to others.
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.
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, 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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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
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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: 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.
Photo of Legacy Estates
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.
Legacy Estates is located in a beautiful neighborhood with close proximity to restaurants, shopping, medical offices, and walking paths. The community, which offers both Independent and Assisted Living, provides a spectacular environment both inside and out. Our residents enjoy large,...
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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.
Chatelaine Residences is a senior living community that is located in Lincoln, NE. Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska and is the second most populous city in all of Nebraska. Chatelaine Residences is conveniently located nearby local shopping, entertainment and dining. Although the city is...
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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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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
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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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Seasons has 32 apartments. There are community residents. It is part an non-profit Life Care Community. Sessions has dedicated exercise, hobby, dining and entertainment rooms. Often if one spouse needs...
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.
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 Legacy Terrace
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.
“Simply Elegant, yet Surprisingly Affordable”. The Legacy Terrace celebrated 10 years this year. Our residents enjoy large, comfortable apartments and develop many friendships and lasting bonds when immersed in “Legacy Living”. Some popular comments we hear include : “We meet our friends...
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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
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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: 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 Cortland, NE

The average cost of senior living in Cortland is $4,048 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Plymouth, NE with an average of $2,688 per month.

Independent living costs in Cortland, NE, vs. nearby cities

Cortland, NE
$4,048/mo
$4,009/mo
$4,272/mo

Independent living costs in Cortland, NE, vs. state and national averages

Cortland, NE
$4,048/mo
U.S. national average
$4,153/mo

Independent living costs in Cortland, NE, vs. other senior living options

$4,720/mo
Independent Living
$4,048/mo

Independent living costs in Cortland, NE, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,515/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,502/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,255/mo

Senior living costs in Cortland 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: Cortland, NE
Column state: Nebraska
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCortland, NENebraskaU.S.
Independent Living$4,048/mo$3,285/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living$4,735/mo$4,325/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,720/mo$4,313/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Cortland, NE:$4,048/mo
Nebraska:$3,285/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Cortland, NE:$4,735/mo
Nebraska:$4,325/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Cortland, NE:$4,720/mo
Nebraska:$4,313/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Cortland, NE, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Cortland 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
Cortland, NE$3,111/mo$2,875/mo+8.2%
Nebraska$3,456/mo$3,019/mo+14.5%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Cortland, NE
2024 average cost:$3,111/mo
2023 average cost:$2,875/mo
Percent change:+8.2%
Nebraska
2024 average cost:$3,456/mo
2023 average cost:$3,019/mo
Percent change:+14.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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What families are saying about independent living in Cortland

Recent reviews for independent living in Cortland

Waterford at College View in Lincoln, NE

4.0
The experience with the community is fine. We picked this community because of the location mainly. I would maybe recommend this community to other families.

Malone Manor in Lincoln, NE

4.8
Overall they do a great job here! The office staff are incredibly helpful and friendly, and they made the transition from her old apartment to this new one very smooth and expedient. They're very easy to communicate with and prompt with their responses. One complaint I have is that when we ...
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Waterford at Williamsburg in Lincoln, NE

4.8
I would recommend them. The resident to staff ratio is really good. The Executive Director left in March, and they are looking for a new Executive Director. The communication with the former was great.

Cortland independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cortland independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cortland, 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 Cortland 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 Cortland partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cortland, NENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
13%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
10.1%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15.9%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.3%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Cortland 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 Cortland communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cortland, NENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
13%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
20.3%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
15.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cortland 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 Cortland offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cortland, NENational
Activity director
Activity director
23.2%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.9%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
27.5%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
33.3%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
20.3%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
21.7%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
23.2%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
26.1%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
7.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.5%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
24.6%
46.4%
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