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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Cottage Grove, WI

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The cost of independent living in Cottage Grove is about $3,605 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 353 options.

Read 2747 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 Madison, Verona and Middleton.

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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.
Parkside Senior Village is a housing community in Hartford specifically designed for independent seniors 55 and better.  Parkside provides one and two bedroom apartment homes in a convenient downtown location.  This is a 50 unit building that offers underground and surface parking,...
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The Heritage is the place to be! Beautiful living with convenient amenities! The management team ([name removed] and [name removed]) are very professional and caring! Many opportunities for fun and adventure...
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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.
The Heritage is owned by the Kiwanis Heritage and managed by Oakbrook Corporation. Kiwanis Heritage, Inc. was established by the Kiwanis Club of Greater East Troy in 1998, with the mission of planning, constructing and operating affordable, quality senior citizens housing developetments. The...
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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: 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.
Located in Waupun, The Gateway 55+ Adult Community offers 48 one and two bedroom apartment homes. Visit us to see how you can enjoy a friendly, caring environment where neighbors become friends.
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There were lots of nurses on staff but it was costing a lot of money. There were so many people that if my dad was in the sitting area it would be wall to wall people so that you couldn't hardly get a...
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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I’ve only been living here since last year, but I’m so very happy to be here. Every single day I look around at my place and give thanks that I chose to live here. I was widowed a few years ago, and could no...
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
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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.
It's easy to see how Deerview Meadows offers an assisted living experience with a difference. Personalized, quality care and supportive surroundings help create the ideal setting for meeting personal care needs. Friendly, caring and specially trained staff members are here 24 hours a day to meet...
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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They really care for their residents and know them all on a first name basis. They are clean and friendly and have good communication with the family and between themselves. There isn't really anything 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.
Brolen Park Senior Care facility is dedicated to providing cost effective, quality care while respecting the personal integrity of each individual to participate in activities or services provided. Our mission is to provide a unique environment where older adults are offered the opportunity to...
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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, 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
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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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Things are going well at Linden Ridge-Mukwonago. I have not heard otherwise. I think overall everything is good at this facility. It has been a good experience.
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 Linden Ridge assisted living community is located in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Situated across the street from St. James Parish, Linden Ridge is an exemplary assisted living community offering easy access. Residents here enjoy a full life, and are encouraged to maintain their independence as...
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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, 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.
Founded in 1997, Sienna Crest offers ten different assisted living communities throughout southern Wisconsin. Sienna Crest offers a true home-like setting for older adults. Our homes are smaller, averaging 15-20 rooms. This allows us to provide a high quality of life and assistance. We help...
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Parents have only lived there for 3 weeks and so far are happy.
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.
Silvernail is an affordable senior housing community located in the village of Pewaukee, Waukesha County, WI. The community itself is located directly across from the Willow Run Golf Course and just down the street from the Western Lakes Golf Club. Pewaukee is home to large Pewaukee Lake and...
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I am so pleased with Crestridge Assisted Living as a wonderful place for my mother to spend her older years! She has now been there for over a year. She attends as many of the twice daily activities as she...
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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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Independent living for the 50+, non smoking seniors offering a variety of floor plans, activities, and amenities.Privately owned and operated Quail Pointe Management prides itself on it's commitment to offer the very best in active senior living.
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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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Matthews Memory Care are devoted to helping you make your home with us. While others may expect you to adapt to their rules, you’ll find that we adapt to you.Discover our refreshingly different approach...
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.
The Berkshire at Sunset: a very active, completely independent living, apartment community, exclusively for those aged 55 or better. Located in the growing and popular dining and shopping area of Sunset Drive in Waukesha, we are a small community near everything. At Sunset, we understand the...
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: 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.
Autumn Oaks is 30 bed community based Residential Facility which cares for persons 50 or older who have minimal to moderate physical or mental conditions that prevent them from caring for themselves. Our goal is to assist residents in maintaining the maximum level of independence of which they...

Cost of independent living in Cottage Grove, WI

The average cost of senior living in Cottage Grove is $3,605 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Edgerton, WI with an average of $2,551 per month.

Independent living costs in Cottage Grove, WI, vs. state and national averages

Cottage Grove, WI
$3,605/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Cottage Grove, WI, vs. other senior living options

$6,926/mo
Independent Living
$3,605/mo

Independent living costs in Cottage Grove, WI, by floor plan type

Studio
$3,138/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,397/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,608/mo

Senior living costs in Cottage Grove 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: Cottage Grove, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCottage Grove, WIWisconsinU.S.
Independent Living$3,605/mo$3,028/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$6,353/mo$5,889/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,926/mo$7,352/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Cottage Grove, WI:$3,605/mo
Wisconsin:$3,028/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Cottage Grove, WI:$6,353/mo
Wisconsin:$5,889/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Cottage Grove, WI:$6,926/mo
Wisconsin:$7,352/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Cottage Grove, WI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove, WI

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Cottage Grove 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
Cottage Grove, WI$3,312/mo$3,398/mo-2.5%
Wisconsin$2,867/mo$2,990/mo-4.1%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Cottage Grove, WI
2024 average cost:$3,312/mo
2023 average cost:$3,398/mo
Percent change:-2.5%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$2,867/mo
2023 average cost:$2,990/mo
Percent change:-4.1%
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 Cottage Grove

Recent reviews for independent living in Cottage Grove

Hallowstone at Middleton

5.0
Thrilled with the care and attention my Mother received while at this Brookdale. It felt like I was pet of a family! The food is wonderful and I enjoyed that when visiting. They also have fun activities for residents and their family members. Thanks for all you did and I would highly suggest ...
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Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge in Madison, WI

4.0
The week day staff is compassionate and well trained and employed by Oakwood. The weekend staff is hired from an agency and the care and compassion is lacking. They are working on fixing this but claim there are not enough people interested in this type of work.

Our House Senior Living Senior Apartments - Portage

4.8
Our mom has dementia and has been there a few years now. The office staff and most of the employees are very good with her. She loves the feeling of living on her own and being able to have her dear cat with her and Our House gives her that. She would like more in house friends, but seems to ...
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Cottage Grove independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cottage Grove independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cottage Grove, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.5%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.9%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
21%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23.3%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.5%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cottage Grove, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
13.1%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
21.3%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
17.9%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cottage Grove, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
24.4%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.8%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.9%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.7%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
22.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
20.2%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
28.1%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
29%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
12.5%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.4%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
28.1%
47.6%
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