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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Clackamas County, OR

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The cost of independent living in Clackamas County is about $4,345 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 302 options. Read 5135 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.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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: 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, 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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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, 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: 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.
Portera at The Grove is more than a brand new building designed for those who are 55+ and never better. We are a lifestyle, focused on life’s possibilities. We offer one-to three-bedroom apartment homes ranging in size from 785 to 1,490 square feet in a vibrant community with all the amenities of...
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While it has only been a short amount of time, it has been great so far and she seems really happy. Everyone staff and residence has been wonderful. Food has been pretty good and compared to many others 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.
Mount Angel Towers is an active retirment community that allows you to experience the good life in a serence country setting at an affordable price. Nestled in the heart of the willamette valley we offer 10 acres of beautifully landscaped walking paths. We are only minutes from local shopping,...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: 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.
Laurelhurst House is an assisted living community with 38 studio apartment units averaging about 350 square feet each. We are located in the Mt. Tabor/Laurelhurst neighborhoods and are close to shopping and other conveniences. Each apartment contains a large handicapped accessible bathroom and...
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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: 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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
LaurelHurst Terrace & GardensAssisted LivingLaurelHurst Terrace and LaurelHurst Gardens Senior Living offer residents a unique blend of personalized care that allows them to enjoy a vibrant and fulfilling lifestyle.Their needs are met by a dedicated and experienced team of healthcare...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: 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, 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, 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.
We lead a double life of cosmopolitan urbanity and rugged naturalism. Terwilliger Plaza is simultaneously located in the heart of one of the most visionary cities in North America and cradled by the natural beauty of some of the nation’s most breathtaking countryside. Sweeping views of 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.

Cost of independent living in Clackamas County, OR

The average cost of senior living in Clackamas County is $4,345 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Sandy, OR with an average of $4,252 per month.

Independent living costs in Clackamas County, OR, vs. nearby counties

Clackamas County, OR
$4,345/mo
$4,377/mo
$4,252/mo

Independent living costs in Clackamas County, OR, vs. state and national averages

Clackamas County, OR
$4,345/mo
$4,377/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

Independent living costs in Clackamas County, OR, vs. other senior living options

$5,254/mo
Independent Living
$4,345/mo

Independent living costs in Clackamas County, OR, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,210/mo
Private
$8,700/mo
Studio
$5,005/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,161/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,950/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,032/mo

Senior living costs in Clackamas County 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: Clackamas County, OR
Column state: Oregon
Column national: U.S.
Community typeClackamas County, OROregonU.S.
Independent Living$4,345/mo$4,377/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,585/mo$4,777/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$5,254/mo$5,162/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Clackamas County, OR:$4,345/mo
Oregon:$4,377/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Clackamas County, OR:$4,585/mo
Oregon:$4,777/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Clackamas County, OR:$5,254/mo
Oregon:$5,162/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Clackamas County, OR, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Clackamas County 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 Clackamas County, OR

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Clackamas County 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
Clackamas County, OR$3,210/mo$3,142/mo+2.1%
Oregon$3,238/mo$3,067/mo+5.6%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Clackamas County, OR
2024 average cost:$3,210/mo
2023 average cost:$3,142/mo
Percent change:+2.1%
Oregon
2024 average cost:$3,238/mo
2023 average cost:$3,067/mo
Percent change:+5.6%
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 Clackamas County

Recent reviews for independent living in Clackamas County

Clearwater Springs by Cogir in Vancouver, WA

5.0
My mother really likes being at Clearwater Springs Assisted Living community. She has friends that she dines with and the staff are caring and friendly. However, I do think cleaning of halls could be better.

The Heights at Columbia Knoll in Portland, OR

4.0
I have lived here at The Heights at Columbia Knoll for almost two months, and I am still getting acclimated. Unfortunately my husband passed away shortly after I got settled in, so I have been somewhat keeping to myself and not able to get to know the facility too well, but my overall ...
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Springwood Landing in Vancouver, WA

4.0
I am not totally down with having the mandatory meal times but that's the way it goes. I like the place I like the people.This is a good place for people who can be mostly self-sufficient if they need any more care than that they really need to go to one of the facilities that has more types of ...
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Clackamas County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Clackamas County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Clackamas County, 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 Clackamas County 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 Clackamas County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Clackamas County, ORNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
46.4%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
40.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.7%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
16.2%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Clackamas County 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 Clackamas County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Clackamas County, ORNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
42.1%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
46.8%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
23%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Clackamas County 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 Clackamas County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Clackamas County, ORNational
Activity director
Activity director
57.6%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.1%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.3%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
53.2%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
58.6%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
64%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
52.5%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.4%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.4%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
58.3%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
56.8%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
36%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
33.8%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
56.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Brookdale Oswego Springs Portland, Somerset Lodge and Deerfield Village are the top-rated independent living facilities near Clackamas County, Oregon. See full list of communities.
There are 302 independent living facilities near Clackamas County, Oregon. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Clackamas County, Oregon are The Lofts by Cogir, Brookdale Oswego Springs Portland and Van Mall. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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