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The cost of independent living in Tristates is about $6,145 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 308 options. Read 3996 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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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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My aunt lives in the Enclave in Livingston NJ and has been receiving care from assisting hands of Livingston. The care that they provide is amazing and gives our family comfort and peace of mind.
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: 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.
The Montclair Inn is operated by Montclair Shared Housing Association, a not-for-profit corporation with a broad base of volunteers interested in developing affordable, dignified housing solutions.The Inn provides a gracious living environment for 22 well single seniors over 62 who meet...
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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: 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, Senior Apartments
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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.
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: 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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My Dad is happy to be in Valley Vista. I visited him twice during the Covid-19 oubreak as I really worried about him. They took care of him well and there are no Covid-19 cases over here at all. I understand...
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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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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.
The Pines at Narragansett is a senior housing community located in the historic town of Ossining, Westchester County, New York. The 50 bed community is located in a nice residential area. The Pines at Narragansett offers one and two bedroom apartments that have kitchenettes and private bathrooms....
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: 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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This is a HUD development. It is government run and everything is inspected every year. They are fantastic. The bad part is getting in. The wait is very long and can take up to a year and a half. The...
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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She has been happy there. The care that they give is just fine. It's clean and the staff is friendly. All of that is very good. I chose this one because it came recommended by someone who also had their...
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.
OUR MISSION-Our goals and services are based on two fundamental philosophical principles. The belief in the innate worth of the aged and disabled individual and belief that each individual regardless of age, sex, race, religion, or handicap is entitled to maximize his/her potential as a human...
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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: 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.
The Woodlands is a  NJ licensed residence within a gracious Victorian home. We are located in a quiet residential neighborhood in the desirable town of Glen Ridge. With a comfortable living room, sitting rooms, and porches, residents can always find a quiet place to relax. Three homemade...
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They were fantastic. I was helping a friend who has a lifelong disability. Melissa, the Administrator, was phenomenal, always supportive and trying to look out for his needs. They connected Michael to a...
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.
OUR MISSION-Our goals and services are based on two fundamental philosophical principles. The belief in the innate worth of the aged and disabled individual and the belief that each individual, regardless of age, sex, race, religion or handicap, is entitled to maximize his/her potential as a...
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It's been good, they are clean and friendly. They could use some better parking. Claire is outstanding and extremely patient. Our loved one doesn't speak english so there is a language barrier, but Claire...
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.
The Parkview is a NJ licensed residence within a gracious Victorian home. We are located in a quiet residential neighborhood near town in Bloomfield, NJ. With a comfortable living room, sitting rooms, and porches, residents can always find a quiet place to relax. Three homemade meals are...
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: 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: 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
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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.
Since 1897, the Job Haines Home has been committed to providing exceptional care at an affordable cost to Seniors 65 and older. Our mission has always been to maintain the dignity, independence and individuality of each resident.Our Assisted Living Residence has sixth-three units featuring studio...

Cost of independent living in Tristates, NY

The average cost of senior living in Tristates is $6,145 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Jeffersonville, NY with an average of $2,753 per month.

Independent living costs in Tristates, NY, vs. nearby cities

Tristates, NY
$6,145/mo

Independent living costs in Tristates, NY, vs. state and national averages

Tristates, NY
$6,145/mo
U.S. national average
$4,176/mo

Independent living costs in Tristates, NY, vs. other senior living options

$6,962/mo
Independent Living
$6,145/mo

Independent living costs in Tristates, NY, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,190/mo
Studio
$7,505/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,874/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,653/mo

Senior living costs in Tristates 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: Tristates, NY
Column state: New York
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTristates, NYNew YorkU.S.
Independent Living$6,145/mo$4,697/mo$4,176/mo
Assisted Living$6,821/mo$5,843/mo$4,718/mo
Memory Care$6,962/mo$5,934/mo$4,972/mo
Independent Living
Tristates, NY:$6,145/mo
New York:$4,697/mo
U.S.:$4,176/mo
Assisted Living
Tristates, NY:$6,821/mo
New York:$5,843/mo
U.S.:$4,718/mo
Memory Care
Tristates, NY:$6,962/mo
New York:$5,934/mo
U.S.:$4,972/mo
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Independent living costs in Tristates, NY, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Tristates 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Tristates, NY$4,358/mo$4,245/mo+2.7%
New York$3,753/mo$3,658/mo+2.6%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
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2024 average cost:$4,358/mo
2023 average cost:$4,245/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
New York
2024 average cost:$3,753/mo
2023 average cost:$3,658/mo
Percent change:+2.6%
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2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Tristates

Recent reviews for independent living in Tristates

The Residence at St. Peter’s in River Edge, NJ

4.5
We went with The Senior Residence at Se. Peter Apostle because they offered a comparable level of service for almost $2000 less a month. The facility is smaller with only 20 rooms, it is a former convent so you have to be ok with a small room versus some other places that had large rooms. They ...
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Fountainview at College Road in Monsey, NY

4.2
I received helpful and friendly service from both the staff and administration. The facility is clean and secure, the grounds are well kept, there are numerous activities and services available on premises, and free bus service to local businesses. For independent living, it's a very good fit ...
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Atria Briarcliff Manor

4.5
Overall it has been a positive experience. I know the staff there have a tough job to do. I do know the men wish there was more " structured activities ". (However, they may just forget).

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Dedicated and attentive staff. Several reviews highlight the kindness and attentiveness of the staff in various communities. For instance, at The Delaney at The Green, the staff exceeded expectations by providing excellent care and assistance. At Holiday Manor at Woodside, the staff checked on residents daily, especially ...
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Beautiful and clean facilities. Residents often comment on the cleanliness and beauty of the facilities. For example, at Fellowship Community, the grounds were described as woodsy and natural with small gardens tended by residents. At Thrive at Montvale, the building and accommodations were gorgeous. Several reviews mentio ...
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Flexible dining options for various dietary needs. Communities offer various dining options to cater to residents' dietary requirements. At The Club at Briarcliff Manor, the chef accommodated dietary restrictions and individual preferences. At Bentley Commons at Paragon Village, loved ones were happy with the offered meals but acknowledged t ...
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Engaging activities for a fulfilling lifestyle. Residents find joy in the range of activities offered at communities, which encourage socializing and keep them engaged. At Arbor Terrace Teaneck, residents had opportunities to volunteer, work with animals and plants, and serve on committees. At Sunrise of Cresskill, residents were encourag ...
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Customizable living arrangements for various care levels. Communities cater to diverse care needs, providing customizable living arrangements for independent, assisted, and specialized care. For example, at Holiday Manor at Woodside, the hybrid model allowed for on-site third-party PCA care, keeping costs reasonable. At Arbor Terrace Teaneck, the c ...
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Personalized care plans for unique needs. Communities tailor care plans to meet the unique needs of each resident, as seen at Holiday Manor at Woodside, where the staff advocated for a resident to ensure she was on the right medication. At Shawnee Ridge, the office team was responsive and attentive to in-laws' needs, and the staff a ...
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Tristates independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Tristates independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Tristates, 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 Tristates 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 Tristates 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
30.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.7%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
36.2%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
34.1%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Tristates 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 Tristates communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
33%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
38%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
30.8%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Tristates 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 Tristates offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
38.8%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39.9%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.9%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.1%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.8%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
35.9%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40.9%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
38%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
27.5%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.7%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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The Carlucci Home, Twin Cedar Senior Living and Brookdale Wayne AL/MC are the top-rated independent living facilities near Tristates, New York. See full list of communities.
There are 308 independent living facilities near Tristates, New York. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Tristates, New York are Twin Cedar Senior Living, Brookdale Wayne AL/MC and Colonial Manor at Panther Valley. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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