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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Milwaukee, WI

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The cost of independent living in Milwaukee is about $2,741 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 466 options.

Read 4326 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 Brookfield, Waukesha and Mequon.

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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.
Forest View Manor is a 20-room assisted-living residence that has been operating inthe Jackson, WI community for more than 13 years. Through the passionate pursuitof excellent care and superior service, we help make the treasured years of ourresidents fulfilling, purposeful and enjoyable through...
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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.
Fields of Waterford has been open just over a year and we pride ourselves with lovely modern apartments and amenities with heat included. Indoor Garages are available on a first come basis and you will be situated on over 10 acres of land with a beautiful pond and many duck visitors and other...
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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 Parkview II is a senior housing development in the rural village of Caledonia, in Racine County, Wisconsin. The village is located between I-94 and Lake Michigan, allowing residents easy access to Milwaukee and Chicago. The Caledonia area offers access to recreational activities, many...
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The Parkview Independent Senior Living Community located in Caledonia, Wisconsin is the place you want to be. Recently, due to an accident, I sold my home. After a stay at Parkside Gardens Assisted Living on...
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 Parkview is an exciting, active and vibrant apartment community in Caledonia that is specifically designed and built for independent seniors 55 and better. The Parkview provides one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartment-homes conveniently located just north of 4 Mile Road. This community offers...
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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: 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.
St. Monica's Senior Citizens Home, founded in 1971, sits on 40 wooded acres bordering the Root River in Racine, WI. In the spirit of our foundreses the Sisters of St. Rita, we provide a compassionate, safe loving family home environment that respects the dignity of all residents. We meet 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.
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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...
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, 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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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.
Lincoln VillageLincoln Village located in scenic Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI is a senior housing community for those 55 and older. A historical and cultural treasure, Port Washington combines the best of a Lake Michigan harbor town with a hint of New England charm. With specialty food...
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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, 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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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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My mom has been a resident here for several years. She has dementia and despite previous comments, the size does not confuse her. In fact, it gives her many areas to relax in. The people here are...
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.
Premier Senior Living Facility located on 12 acres in the heart of Scenic Port Washington, Wisconsin.  We offer 60 independent apartments with 15 different floor plans to choose from ranging from 570 to 1480 sq. ft., some with Lake Michigan views.  We also offer 70...
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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, 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.
Basic Services for our residents include a Private suite, Health Status Monitoring, Three Home Cooked Meals Daily, Snacks Upon Request, Routine Housekeeping and Laundry Services, 24-hour Security and Staff Availability, Emergency Call System in Each Unit, Health Promotion and Exercise Programs,...
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Fountain Hills has well kept buildings, elevators, grounds, fire protection with sprinkler system, heated garages, and individual storage area. Apartments have a refrigerator, self-cleaning electric range...
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.
Experience Fountain Hills Apartment, Racine's Finest Adult Community Fountain Hills Apartments offers condo style apartment homes dedicated to your comfort, while allowing you the freedom to enjoy a more active and worry free lifestyle. Scheduled social activities include trips, cookouts, and...
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Waterford Senior Living ins a very nice place. The staff is friendly. My wife was thriving prior to the quarantine. I hope to get in to visit her soon. The food is good. The room sizes are adequate. It has...
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.
Waterford Senior Living and Waterford Memory Care are located on Sixth Street, in the quiet, friendly village of Waterford. We have two buildings, assisted living and memory care. Our assisted living has 40 one and two bedroom apartments. Residents choose their level of care and level of...
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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
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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.
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...
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If you have a loved one that is needing assisted living I would highly recommend Elizabeth Garden. You walk in the front door and you instantly feel at home. The staff goes above and beyond to make the...
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.
Elizabeth GardensElizabeth Gardens is a first class assisted living community located in Racine, Wisconsin near the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan. Our community features lovely community areas for our residents and guests to visit. We are located within minutes of the lake shore and famous...
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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.

Cost of independent living in Milwaukee, WI

The average cost of senior living in Milwaukee is $2,741 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Waukesha, WI with an average of $2,424 per month.

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

Milwaukee, WI
$2,741/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Milwaukee, WI, vs. other senior living options

$7,760/mo
Independent Living
$2,741/mo

Independent living costs in Milwaukee, WI, by floor plan type

Studio
$2,489/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,125/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,220/mo

Senior living costs in Milwaukee 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: Milwaukee, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMilwaukee, WIWisconsinU.S.
Independent Living$2,741/mo$3,028/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$5,771/mo$5,889/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,760/mo$7,352/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Milwaukee, WI:$2,741/mo
Wisconsin:$3,028/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Milwaukee, WI:$5,771/mo
Wisconsin:$5,889/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Milwaukee, WI:$7,760/mo
Wisconsin:$7,352/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Milwaukee, WI, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Milwaukee 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.
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Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Milwaukee, WI$2,363/mo$2,558/mo-7.6%
Wisconsin$2,867/mo$2,990/mo-4.1%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Milwaukee, WI
2024 average cost:$2,363/mo
2023 average cost:$2,558/mo
Percent change:-7.6%
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 Milwaukee

Recent reviews for independent living in Milwaukee

Regency Muskego

5.0
N/a when it comes to the meals and dining. Dad is in independent living apartment so makes own meals. The activities are outstanding. Tons of activities for the residents to participate in. The value for cost was more than what we originally planned to spend. But after being there and ...
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Lakeland Apartments in Fox Lake, IL

5.0
We think this is a really good community and every time we come to visit things look clean and well taken care of. The outside of the building and everything around it is well maintained. The property manager [name removed] has been so wonderful to work with. She has been very helpful, ...
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Lakehouse Menomonee Falls

4.8
The staff members are all definitely friendly, and we do think they offer good activities. We think it is nicely ran, everyone there is very nice. We would recommend this community to a family or friend.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming community environment. Reviews consistently mention the friendly and hospitable nature of the staff and residents at various communities, such as Village at the Falls, Harbour Village, and New Perspective North Shore, creating a sense of belonging and encouragement for new members.
Variety of activities for socializing and staying active. Many reviews highlight the importance of activities in keeping residents engaged and happy, with communities like Harbour Village, Library Square, and Village at the Falls offering a wide range of social events, classes, and outings.
Delicious and accommodating dining experiences. Throughout the reviews, the quality of food and accommodations for individual dietary needs stand out as significant factors in residents' overall satisfaction with their community, as discussed in reviews for Village at the Falls, Maria Linden Senior Living, and Regency New Berlin.
Prompt and effective maintenance and repair services. Residents appreciate the responsiveness of maintenance teams at various communities, such as Harwood Place, Layton Terrace, and Harbour Village, ensuring that any issues are addressed in a timely and satisfactory manner.
Secure and peaceful living spaces. Reviews mention the peace of mind that comes with feeling secure in one's living space, with communities like Maria Linden Senior Living, Harbour Village, and Village at the Falls providing a safe and quiet environment for residents.
Supportive and caring staff. Numerous reviews express gratitude for the kindness and attentiveness of the staff at their communities, with Village at the Falls, Layton Terrace, and Howard Village being mentioned as standouts in providing compassionate care to residents.
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Milwaukee independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Milwaukee independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Milwaukee, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
11.8%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
22.8%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Milwaukee, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.8%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
26.9%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
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Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Milwaukee, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
32%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
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29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
18.1%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.3%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
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50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
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39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
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43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.4%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
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48.1%
Dances
Dances
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34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Related senior services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seniors have access to local offices and organizations that may help them obtain financial assistance for senior care, including:

Milwaukee is not car dependent, meaning seniors can expect to rely on public transportation. Transit options in Milwaukee include MCTS, Lake Express High Speed Ferry, and Amtrak Hiawatha. Seniors may receive fare discounts. Milwaukee has robust biking infrastructure and is walkable.

Milwaukee offers several health care providers for seniors wanting to be proactive about their health or for seniors seeking treatment for chronic conditions. The area has several hospitals, including Ascension Columbia St Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee and Aurora St Lukes Medical Center.

Best known for famous breweries and Brewers baseball, Milwaukee is a thriving city rich in cultural and historical attractions. Residents can spend their days exploring the many sights, flavors, and sounds of the Historic Third Ward, a revitalized warehouse district home to eclectic eateries, unique boutiques, and remarkable art. Whether it’s picking produce and gaining culinary knowledge in the Milwaukee Public Market or touring the famed Pabst Mansion, there’s plenty to see and do in Milwaukee.

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Library Square, Laurel Oaks and New Perspective North Shore are the top-rated independent living facilities near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
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The best independent living facilities near you in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are Library Square, StoryPoint Mequon and Archwood East. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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