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Best of 2026 Senior Living Award Winners: Independent Living

Top Independent Living Communities

These are the best independent living communities of 2026, representing the top 1-2% of senior living providers nationwide based on reviews. Families and residents celebrated the friendly staff, beautiful facilities, delicious food, and engaging activities.

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Farrington Court

516 Kenosia Ave S, Kent, WA 98030

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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12 Photos available
3
3 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
131 reviews

Friendly and helpful staff, clean facility and good food cooked to order all day. I would recommend Farrington Court to others.

Best of Senior Living All Star
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Farrington Court is a 62+ Senior Community that offers comfortable, spacious apartment homes in a fun and active retirement community. We are very proud to be managed by Stellar Senior Living, who has set high standards for the retirement industry. Farrington Court offers a wide variety of...

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The Meridian at Brandon

9215 Causeway Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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13 Photos available
9.8
Review Score
53 reviews

The building and facilities are beautiful and impressive. It appears very well run, with many activities for residents and great menus for dining. Residents and staff are very friendly.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Supportive Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care The Meridian at Brandon is embracing a resort style living as our community was designed like a boutique hotel. A grand, two-story atrium, offering accommodations for exciting activities or events. Offering restaurant-Style dining by...

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Library Square

1820 South 75th Street, West Allis, WI 53214

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
64 reviews

I visited Library Square last May. I was thoroughly pleased with the friendliness of staff, cleanliness, several chairs for residents to sit. They like to sit and socialize. Several outside seating places...

Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Library Square is a Sinceri Senior Living community in the heart of West Allis, Wisconsin. With friendly neighbors such as the West Allis Public Library, the West Allis Senior Center, and the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, seniors can enjoy numerous lifestyle activities in our community or around...

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Brookdale Denton South

2525 Lillian Miller Parkway, Denton, TX 76210

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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1 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
45 reviews

Choosing an assisted living community is one of the hardest decisions a family can make, and we're so thankful we found Brookdale South. From day one, the staff has been incredibly kind, caring, and...

Provides: Assisted Living
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For many seniors, assisted living, with staff on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, gives just the right level of care needed to flourish and triumph in their new phase of life. Our community in Denton, Texas, offers more options than ever before to make this happily possible. Our...

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Holiday Gardens at Wakefield

12800 Spruce Tree Way, Raleigh, NC 27614

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
143 reviews

I loved the staff. They genuinely want the residents to succeed and work with individual families to add services if needed so that people can age in place. There are many add on services available--PT, OT,...

Provides: Independent Living
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The Gardens at Wakefield provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment.The Gardens at Wakefield is located in Raleigh, NC, the capital and second largest city in the state. The community is conveniently located in the northeast corner of Raleigh with close proximity to...

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Benton House of St. Johns

115 Benton Lane, Saint Augustine, FL 32092

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
34 reviews

My mom enjoyed her 2 week respite stay. Staff and everyone that works there super kind and friendly. They even put a bit of decor in her room for her short stay. Her only "complaints" were that food is...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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We. Are. Family. Award Winning Senior Living! National Winner-Top 50 in Aging Services by Fortune magazine. A Great Place to Work certified 3 consecutive years. Multiple Pinnacle Customer Service Awards. Call or drop by to see what makes Benton House of St. Johns the most desired in the...

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Brookdale Monument Valley Park

10 West Monument Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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8 Photos available
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9 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
100 reviews

Mom enjoy her stay here and enjoy the community and staff. Additionally the food is great. Truly a caring staff that worked the place stand out and rewarding to live at!

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Home Sweet HomeNestled in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs, this is the place where you can wake up each and every morning knowing the world is yours to embrace. As a resident in our assisted living and memory care community, you are no longer responsible for things like cooking, cleaning...

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Stonegate Village Assisted Living and Memory Care

70 W Argyle Street, Sandusky, MI 48471

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
13
13 Photos available
9.8
Review Score
73 reviews

From the very beginning of my residency everyone has been friendly and courteous to myself and my family. I have been able to make my room apartment my own by bringing in my own furniture and making it as...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Welcome to Stonegate Village, a Leisure Living Community in Sandusky, Michigan. Here, our assisted living option allows seniors to maintain a level of independence while receiving personalized attention for daily needs. For those facing memory impairment, our care team places an emphasis on...

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Independence Village of Midland

2325 Rockwell Drive, Midland, MI 48642

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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9.8
Review Score
351 reviews

Great place to live, I have met so many people that have become my friends. We have have an abundance of activities that take place everyday. Food truck Fridays just started back up with the warm weather. I...

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Welcome to Independence Village! Our community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. With these specialized living options, our residents can maintain their independence and also get the support they need when it’s the most important. Don’t wait to move in; call now...

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Lincoln Court

850 Lincoln Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Starting at$X,XXX+ monthly
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14 Photos available
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3 Floor plans available
9.8
Review Score
81 reviews

They went way above the call of duty to get me into a place. I didn't have to wait or worry. The food is good, the facility is clean and we can have a our pets. Its been such a different experience.

Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Lincoln Court Retirement Community encourages an active senior lifestyle that supports residents' privacy and dignity. Our senior apartments are considered the largest and most spacious in Idaho Falls. Lincoln Court provides Independent Living, Assisted Living and Respite services. Our community...

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Best of 2027 Senior Living Awards criteria

Receive 10 or more reviews on APlaceforMom.com

Attain an overall Review Score of at least 9.5 based on reviews

Offer assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing, memory care or continuing care retirement communities

*Based on reviews and ratings collected from APlaceforMom.com during the awards period, Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026. U.S. and Canada only.

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The best independent living communities in the U.S. earned A Place for Mom’s 2026 Best of Senior Living Awards based on resident and family reviews. The highly rated featured communities represent the top 2-3% of independent living providers nationwide.