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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Addison County, VT

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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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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Keeseville Country GardensKeeseville Country Gardens is located in Keeseville, Clinton and Essex counties, New York which is one of the most uniquely natural places of beauty in the country. The Ausable River runs through this historically beautiful town in New York with the main attraction being...
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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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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: 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.
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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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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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
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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.
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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, 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: 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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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.
At The Greens at Hanover, active adults embrace life, community, friends and activity. Completely renovated inside and out, The Greens at Hanover offers ease of living and home ownership in a small, vital community with a caring, friendly staff. One to two bedroom homes include over 8,000 square...
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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 warmth of the sun room and the bright skylights of the living room compliment the comfortable home-like, yet casually elegant ambience of The Greens. Our Independent Living Retirement community shares the familiarity of a small-town environment, with nearby shops and restaurants; the cultural...
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I really love it here at these senior apartments. Everything has worked out very well for me here. They do a very good job with keeping the community, the grounds are well maintained as well. There isn't...
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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.
Quail Hollow Senior LivingNestled on its own 39-acre valley Quall hollow senior housing offers a pristine setting for your new senior apartment home in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire. The architecture is designed to reflect a traditional New England village that gives a community...
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
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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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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 Addison County, VT

The average cost of senior living in Addison County is $4,347 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Rutland, VT with an average of $1,265 per month.

Independent living costs in Addison County, VT, vs. nearby counties

Addison County, VT
$4,347/mo
$5,756/mo

Independent living costs in Addison County, VT, vs. state and national averages

Addison County, VT
$4,347/mo
$5,268/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Addison County, VT, vs. other senior living options

$6,423/mo
Independent Living
$4,347/mo

Independent living costs in Addison County, VT, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,406/mo
Studio
$6,294/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,591/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,281/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,765/mo

Senior living costs in Addison County 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: Addison County, VT
Column state: Vermont
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAddison County, VTVermontU.S.
Independent Living$4,347/mo$5,268/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$6,313/mo$6,282/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,423/mo$6,584/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Addison County, VT:$4,347/mo
Vermont:$5,268/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Addison County, VT:$6,313/mo
Vermont:$6,282/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Addison County, VT:$6,423/mo
Vermont:$6,584/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Addison County, VT, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Addison County 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 Addison County, VT

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Addison County 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 median 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
Addison County, VT$4,743/mo$3,780/mo+25.5%
Vermont$4,760/mo$3,780/mo+25.9%
National$3,190/mo$3,044/mo+4.8%
Addison County, VT
2024 average cost:$4,743/mo
2023 average cost:$3,780/mo
Percent change:+25.5%
Vermont
2024 average cost:$4,760/mo
2023 average cost:$3,780/mo
Percent change:+25.9%
National
2024 average cost:$3,190/mo
2023 average cost:$3,044/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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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 Addison County

Recent reviews for independent living in Addison County

The Residence at Shelburne Bay

5.0
I have been very pleased with my decision to move here! I had visited several other places but kept returning to The Residence at Shelburne Bay. Dimmer lighting, less friendly, one bedroom apt seemed smaller, lacked the colorful framed prints on the walls all over,more business like not ...
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Valley Terrace in White River Junction, VT

5.0
While driving around Vt. and passing by Valley Terrace Assisted Living I noticed how welcoming the flowers on the balconies were. Time passed and my daughter introduced me to several assisted living facilities. With encouragement from my family I moved into Valley Terrace as it was a small ...
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Samuel F. Vilas Home in Plattsburgh, NY

4.8
I will say we could not be happier with the care my mom is receiving. She feels at home in fact she call her room her home. She is happy and feels very safe. The activities she has attended have been good for her and my sisters and I love the fact the she goes to the dining room for her meals ...
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Addison County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Addison County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Addison County, 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 Addison County 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 Addison County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Addison County, VTNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.1%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
15.5%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
15.5%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
9.9%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.2%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Addison County 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 Addison County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Addison County, VTNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
9.9%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
15.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
9.9%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
7%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Addison County 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 Addison County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Addison County, VTNational
Activity director
Activity director
14.1%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
12.7%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
12.7%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
14.1%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
18.3%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
22.5%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
15.5%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
11.3%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
14.1%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
18.3%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
18.3%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
8.5%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
9.9%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
16.9%
47%
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Residence at Otter Creek, The Residence at Shelburne Bay and Harbor Village Senior Living Communities are the top-rated independent living facilities near Addison County, Vermont. See full list of communities.
There are 83 independent living facilities near Addison County, Vermont. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Addison County, Vermont is Harbor Village Senior Living Communities. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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