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The cost of independent living in Porters is about $2,551 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 365 options.

Read 4515 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 Rockford, Janesville and Delavan.

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Very nice apartment living. Advertised as a no smoking building, but smokers congregate at front door, well within the required 15 b feet. No participation in the community by management. Love the...
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Voted ‘Best Rentals’ by the Sun Prairie Star proving that this community is built around customer service and comfort. Offering spacious floor plans, top quality design, generous amenities and scenic views; this community is designed for seniors who appreciate convenience and luxury. We are...
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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.
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My mom is happy in this community. It is clean and a safe enviroment for senior care. The grounds are clean to enjoy. I would recommend this to others for a good 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.
The Landmark Building is a senior housing located in Watertown, WI in Dodge and Jefferson counties. Our residence offers beautiful luxury apartments in a quiet suburban neighborhood with gorgeous scenery and smiling faces. The apartments were built with comfort in mind and provide all the...
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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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Photo of Willow Lake Estates
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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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Timber Oaks is an amazing facility. The staff really care about the residents and actually take pride in their jobs. The management is top notch and you can tell that this is their passion and not just a 9-5...
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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.
Photo of River View Assisted Living
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After researching many assisted living facilities on line, and visiting others in person, this was by far the best one. Apartments are very nice, the hallways are bright, and clean. (Never any bad odors...
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.
Swifthaven Community Assisted Living of Watertown is a State Certified Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) located in Watertown, Wisconsin. The facility includes 49 apartments with studio, one and two bedroom units with kitchenettes, some with a den, all with private bathrooms. Restored to...
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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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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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.
Attic Angel Community is a Madison original, still locally owned and operated after more than 125 years! We offer senior living for the entire continuum of care: independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. Attic Angel residents live...
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Rosewood has a wonderful staff and many fun activities. Improvements? 1. Seniors are VERY sensitive to chemicals - please do not use on extensive lawns or garden areas...organic is better and safer. 2....
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.
Welcome to Rosewood Villas, an apartment community for Active Seniors. Rosewood offers both 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homes for those 55 and over. It is a place where you can choose your lifestyle. Take time to relax and reflect, or become involved with our daily social activities. The 170...
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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.
This is a very friendly caring community. There are lots of opportunities to meet new friends. We do have a Red Hat Group. The guys have a lot of fun too.
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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.
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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.
The View At Pine RidgeThe View at Pine Ridge is an Assisted Living and Memory Care community located in beautiful Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The name Oconomowoc is a Potawatomi term meaning waterfall. The natural beauty of this place includes beautiful tree-lined streets, lakes,...
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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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I am doing just fine in my new community. They have a calendar that offers stuff to do here like book club. People come into the place and provide blood testing. I do Meals on Wheels, it has been helpful...
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.
For the active individual 55 and better who wishes to live in Middleton, WI, Pheasant Branch is the answer! Pheasant Branch is situated close to a beautiful nature preserve with a blacktop path, making nature easily scooter and wheelchair accessible. The property offers 47 market rate apartments;...
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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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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...
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My grandma lives here and generally enjoys it. She lives in the Milo Loppnow independent living apartments. Her one bedroom apartment is great - good layout, very functional, and no yard work! She has...
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.

Cost of independent living in Porters, WI

The average cost of senior living in Porters is $2,551 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Whitewater, WI with an average of $2,507 per month.

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

Porters, WI
$2,551/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

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

$5,728/mo
Independent Living
$2,551/mo

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

1 Bedroom
$2,952/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,817/mo

Senior living costs in Porters 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: Porters, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typePorters, WIWisconsinU.S.
Independent Living$2,551/mo$3,028/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,595/mo$5,889/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$5,728/mo$7,352/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Porters, WI:$2,551/mo
Wisconsin:$3,028/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Porters, WI:$4,595/mo
Wisconsin:$5,889/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Porters, WI:$5,728/mo
Wisconsin:$7,352/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Porters, WI, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Porters 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
Porters, WI$2,813/mo$2,876/mo-2.2%
Wisconsin$2,937/mo$2,755/mo+6.6%
National$3,172/mo$3,029/mo+4.7%
Porters, WI
2024 average cost:$2,813/mo
2023 average cost:$2,876/mo
Percent change:-2.2%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$2,937/mo
2023 average cost:$2,755/mo
Percent change:+6.6%
National
2024 average cost:$3,172/mo
2023 average cost:$3,029/mo
Percent change:+4.7%
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What families are saying about independent living in Porters

Recent reviews for independent living in Porters

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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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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Shepherd Premier Assisted Living of Harvard

5.0
I am very happy with the care that my mother is getting at this very nice and home feeling community. The staff is wonderful and very attentive. I like that the community is clean. <y mother is really liking the activities and she likes what is offered. We would highly recommend this small ...
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Porters independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Porters independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Porters, 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 Porters 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 Porters partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Porters, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.4%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.1%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
24.7%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
9.6%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Porters 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 Porters communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Porters, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
21.2%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.4%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
23.6%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.8%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Porters 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 Porters offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Porters, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
32.4%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.4%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.2%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
39.8%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
55.2%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.7%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
26.1%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.9%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
34.6%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
17.6%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
20.3%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.8%
47.6%
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Huntley Springs Retirement Resort, Clarendale of Algonquin and Quarry Ridge Retirement Community are the top-rated independent living facilities near Porters, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
There are 365 independent living facilities near Porters, Wisconsin. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Porters, Wisconsin are Huntley Springs Retirement Resort, Clarendale of Algonquin and Quarry Ridge Retirement Community. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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