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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Starr, SC

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The cost of independent living in Starr is about $3,555 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 119 options.

Read 2644 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 Anderson, Clemson and Hartwell.

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Photo of Landwood Ridge
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
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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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I have been here 5 1/2 months and I like it here. A couple of comments: 1. When contribution flex dollars to the employee appreciation fund, make a dollar for dollar, not a .30 on a dollar. 2. Have a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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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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: 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.
Photo of Martha Franks Retirement Community
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.
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community is an assisted living community located in the heart of the southern downtown Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. Our beautiful community is located nearby the Little River, and some of the homes overlook scenic lake views. The beautiful views make...
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My Mother has been a resident of Shepherds Care for many years, starting in the general population and now in the Memory Care Unit. Given the lengthy duration of her residency, I have had numerous...
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.
When little things you or your loved one normally took for granted start to become major obstacles in daily life, Shepherd's Care offers e perfect residential alternative.Shepherd's Care provides needed assistance while enabling residents to maintain feelings of independence and privacy.We...
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We chose Beehive Homes because they are so close and they were willing to work with my loved one's need for a catheter. Beehive Homes is a great place. The staff are very, very nice; they care for the...
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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My loved on is in skilled nursing here and it is wonderful, this is the second time he has lived here. We moved him out the first time only because it was during covid and he was having to quarantine. The...
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.
Photo of Laurens Memorial Home
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, 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
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 Bayberry Retirement Inn
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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The Oaks is a good community that offers a good amount of services. The community is very clean and the staff is really friendly. The landscaping is about average. This community is close to her home town so...
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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Habersham Retreat has so many wonderful activities for my mother to get to interact in. She likes to participate in bingo, their Sunday church mass, and go to the store through the week. I really like that...
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.
Habersham Retreat is a senior community in Baldwin, GA. Baldwin is located approximately one hour northeast of Atlanta right on the border of the vast and beautiful Chattahoochee National Forest. Baldwin is centrally located to three major hospitals and a small airport makes it convenient to...
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.

Cost of independent living in Starr, SC

The average cost of senior living in Starr is $3,555 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Abbeville, SC with an average of $3,415 per month.

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

Starr, SC
$3,555/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$5,412/mo
Independent Living
$3,555/mo

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

Semi-Private
$2,560/mo
Studio
$3,100/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,788/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,774/mo

Senior living costs in Starr 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: Starr, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeStarr, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,555/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,944/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$5,412/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Starr, SC:$3,555/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Starr, SC:$4,944/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Starr, SC:$5,412/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Starr, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Starr 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
Starr, SC$3,199/mo$3,115/mo+2.7%
South Carolina$3,359/mo$3,252/mo+3.3%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Starr, SC
2024 average cost:$3,199/mo
2023 average cost:$3,115/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
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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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Starr

Recent reviews for independent living in Starr

Quillen Manor Assisted Living and Villas in Fountain Inn, SC

4.6
The people are very helpful and caring. Everyone checks on each other and we are a close knit community.

BeeHive Homes of Toccoa

5.0
My dad was only at this house house for a short time but while he was there he had received excellent care from the caregivers and other staff. They made sure the residence was always clean and that they had hot tasty throughout the deals. I overall have no complaints and would recommend this ...
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Clinton Presbyterian Community, a Continuing Care Retirement Community

5.0
Great place run and staffed by loving Christian people. My dad came here and loved it!

Starr independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Starr independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Starr, 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 Starr 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 Starr 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
31.1%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
43.7%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
41.2%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
38.7%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.4%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Starr 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 Starr communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
27.7%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
43.7%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
29.4%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.1%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Starr 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 Starr offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
46.2%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.9%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.7%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50.4%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
54.6%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
46.2%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
37%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
43.7%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
49.6%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
49.6%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
32.8%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.8%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.2%
47.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Emerald Gardens, Ashley Square and North Pointe are the top-rated independent living facilities near Starr, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 119 independent living facilities near Starr, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Starr, South Carolina are Emerald Gardens, Ashley Square and North Pointe. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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