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The cost of independent living in Evans is about $3,337 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 193 options.

Read 4070 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 Rock Hill, York and Union.

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My mother in law is still adjusting to living at this community. The staff have been fabulous and have helped every step of the way. The entire staff watch out for her. She likes the food and they do offer...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Carolina Gardens at Kathwood is an assisted living and memory care community in Columbia, South Carolina. Located in the capital city of Columbia, our residents enjoy unparalleled access to fine shopping, dining and medical facilities. Columbia is a historic city with a thriving downtown area,...
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My first time touring this facility [Removed], the director, is very friendly and hospitable. The entire staff from what I have seen is very good. They do a great job as well keeping the place clean and...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Whether for you or a loved one, Cleveland House offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. At Cleveland House, each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance when...
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She [name removed] has been a joy to me and others coming to visits. She has been a patience and she is very artistic and has much of offer.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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This facility is so nice. The areas are clean and smells great, the staff are amazing and the food is great as well. If you do not like the food, they offer alternative choices. The residents are always...
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.
Choosing the best assisted living and memory care community can be an important decision that many seniors and families will have to make. Families and senior citizens alike will want to know that their lives will be well taken care of. At Carolina Gardens at Lexington, residents enjoy an active,...
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I am pleased with the care my mom is getting here, I feel comfortable with her in the memory care unit, they are well staffed and She is a level 2 so she does get that extra care she needs here. I would...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Carolina Gardens at Laurens is an assisted living community in Laurens, South Carolina. Laurens is a historical and charming city in upstate South Carolina. We have a thriving downtown area with fine shopping and dining in a way that honors our strong heritage and rich history. Residents at...
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My dad has been in the facility for many years. For the past three months, it has taken a 100% turnaround with the new Business Manager. He is always pleasant and when I visit, is spending time with the...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Twilite Manor Twilite Manor is an assisted living community located in Cayce, SC. Cayce is located in Richland and Lexington Counties and home to about 12,500 residents. With its location on the Congaree River, residents can enjoy the scenic views, take long walks, go on outings with friends, or...
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Their staff from top to bottom is very patient with my mother-in-law who happens to be a fairly difficult resident. They are courteous, kind, and very helpful. We are very pleased with that operation
Provides: Assisted 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.
Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rock Hill Grove Senior Living is the premier assisted living residence of choice for your loved one. Our caregivers, dietary staff, and management team all strive for excellence, and have one goal — to exceed your expectations everyday. Rock Hill Grove Senior...
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There was some confusion in the beginning. Don't know about some of the fees. Said everything was in house , but some services are hard to get. Room is fine. Food seems to be good, no issues.
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.
Welcome to The Inverness at Spartanburg, where our goal is to give you more time to pursue those activities you love. We are conveniently located in the beautiful rural area of Spartanburg, SC. The atmosphere is warm and relaxed and the ambience embraces the uniqueness of the local culture. The...
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My father has been at Sunflower Springs Lake Wylie since they opened a little over a year ago. Its a new clean facility with good lighting and bright colors. I think this along with numerous scheduled...
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
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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
Care types provided by this community
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, 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.
If you are retired from work, but not from life, consider Carolina Village in Rock Hill, South Carolina. As a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, Rock Hill is a growing, thriving community. The spacious Carolina Village campus provides a country setting on the outskirts of this bustling...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Agape York
Provides: Assisted 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.
Welcome to The Willows at York, a place to call home. Many do.The Willows at York offers a home like setting and cheerful smiles from our professional staff that greet you everyday. Our caring staff offers the assistance you need while respecting your independence. Living Choices: Assisted...
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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
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.
Whitney PlaceWhitney Place is an assisted living community located in Union, SC. Union is located in Union County and home to about 29,000 residents. A small town, Union, named after an old Union church, has a few local shops, stores, a museum and library where residents can enjoy scenic walks,...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
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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
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.
Heath Springs Residential Care Center is an assisted living community located in Heath Springs, SC. The small town of Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County and is home to almost 900 people. In Heath Springs, residents can go for relaxing nature walks, enjoy scenic views, go out on group...
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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.
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[name removed] was kind, courteous, and extremely helpful in solving my problem with signing in to visit my mother. I was very unsure of how to do it and he straightened it out in seconds, I so appreciate...
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.
Designed to meet the needs of residents 55 years of age and older under a rental plan that affords a unique 'freedom and choice' approach for your service package. The Dorchester offers you the opportunity to design your own residency plan. Along with our basic rental, residents can supplement...
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My friend likes the food at this community. The staff have answered our questions and are helpful. The community is very clean and the grounds are nice. They have a memory care unit within the community. ...
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 husband and I have lived in our two bedroom Independant Living Apartment since mid September 2018. I cannot honestly state that the bad outweighs the good. Of course, there are always little...
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.
Springfield Place is an independent living community in Newberry, SC. This community is a great place to call home for all of those individuals who are looking to be a part of Newberry and all that the city offers. Newberry is a part of Newberry County, and it provides residents and guests with...
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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
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.

Cost of independent living in Evans, SC

The average cost of senior living in Evans is $3,337 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Winnsboro, SC with an average of $3,160 per month.

Independent living costs in Evans, SC, vs. state and national averages

Evans, SC
$3,337/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Evans, SC, vs. other senior living options

$6,859/mo
Independent Living
$3,337/mo

Independent living costs in Evans, SC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$2,630/mo
Studio
$3,097/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,885/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,925/mo

Senior living costs in Evans 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: Evans, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEvans, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,337/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,604/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,859/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Evans, SC:$3,337/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Evans, SC:$5,604/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Evans, SC:$6,859/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Evans, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Evans 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
Evans, SC$3,730/mo$3,401/mo+9.7%
South Carolina$3,359/mo$3,252/mo+3.3%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Evans, SC
2024 average cost:$3,730/mo
2023 average cost:$3,401/mo
Percent change:+9.7%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$3,359/mo
2023 average cost:$3,252/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Evans

Recent reviews for independent living in Evans

Lakeside Place Senior Living in Lexington, SC

4.1
We went with Lakeside Place because of the proximity to where I live and also it is a relatively new facility so the layout is really nice and beautiful. On the negative side, they do not really offer as much assistance as where my loved one was before. On the weekends it is very hard to get a ...
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The Dorchester South in Pineville, NC

4.5
The food options, the activities and the safety the community provides is something we likes most about The Dorchester South community. For activities they have different outings every week as well as party and get togethers. Based on our experience so far, we would recommend the community to ...
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Pines Columbia in West Columbia, SC

4.5
The staff team at Pines Columbia is friendly and usually available when you need them. Communication of events at facility have improved so that family has an opportunity to schedule and be present.

Evans independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Evans independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Evans, 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 Evans 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 Evans 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
23.8%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
36.8%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30.6%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
20.2%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Evans 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 Evans communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
33.7%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
48.2%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
37.3%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.5%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Evans 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 Evans offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
55.4%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.8%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.9%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
53.9%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
53.4%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
60.1%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
46.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
45.1%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.1%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
52.3%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
51.8%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
39.9%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
24.9%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
50.8%
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Inspire Royal Park, Lakeview Retirement Community and Inspire Sandhill are the top-rated independent living facilities near Evans, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 193 independent living facilities near Evans, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Evans, South Carolina are Lakeview Retirement Community, Lake Wylie and Legacy Heights Senior Living Community. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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