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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Travis County, TX

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Photo of Pavilion at Great Hills
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We chose Pavilion at Great Hills because of the cleanliness of the facility, we were very price driven so the value for the money, and the friendliness of all of the staff we interacted with. The room sizes...
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.
The Pavilion at Great Hills Assisted Living & Memory Care community has a little something for everyone. Located in beautiful North Austin hill country, we are near three major hospitals, numerous shopping centers including two miles from the Arboretum, theaters, museums, great restaurants,...
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55 Floor plans available
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I would say to come and visit because you will enjoy it. They have activities like work outs all day, indoor swimming pool, there is a card room, a theater and evening activities. There is so much to do that...
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.
Senior Living in Austin, TXWelcome to Buckner Villas!These are the best years of your life, and we know that you’re not simply looking for a place to settle. You’re looking for a senior living community that will engage you, care for you, and invest in you. That’s exactly what you’ll find at...
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Looked for three months to find an assisted living for our Mom, went and looked everywhere. Walked into the Heritage and it felt like home. Music playing, fresh flowers. We tried the food and it was...
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.
The Heritage at Hunters Chase is conveniently located in Northwest Austin near surrounding communities of Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock, and Pflurgerville. The Heritage at Hunters Chase is an unique fully renovated community with beautiful courtyards, walking paths, and spacious common areas...
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I would highly recommend this community they are like a family here. They have activities like arts and crafts and more for the residents to do.
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.
Grace House Assisted Living provides seniors with more than just a place to live, we provide a HOME. Grace House is the only privately owned and operated Assisted Living Facility in the area. In an industry dominated by large corporate facilities housing over 100 residents in one building, Grace...
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55 Floor plans available
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Our Loved One has lived at Beckett Meadows for 10 months. Initially, there was a period of adjustment, as we expected, and she required PT, OT & SP therapies, all of which she was able to receive on site. We...
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.
Redefine your independence with a worry-free lifestyle.There are plenty of active seniors out there who are ready, willing and able to take on the world—with just a bit of help. If you’re living a mostly independent lifestyle, but you could use an extra hand with some of your day-to-day...
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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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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.
Photo of Maravilla at the Domain
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Senior Apartments
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.
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.
Private and Semiprivate Floor plans, Three meals daily, 24 hour attendant supervision, Housekeeping Daily, Nurse on Staff, Full Time Activities Program, Emergency Call System, Utilities & Cable included in base price.  Our home offers different levels of care which can include assistance with...
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Photo of Querencia at Barton Creek
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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.
Querencia at Barton Creek is a resort-style life care retirement community in Austin for ages 62 and over. We are located on 38 acres and our Independent Living section includes 10 villas and 157 apartment homes (one, two, or three bedroom), with a choice of 19 different floor plans ranging from...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Marriott's Duval Oaks Guest Home offers assisted living for seniors in a warm and comfortable environment without being formal. A single story design makes it easier for residents to navigate and find their way. At Village Oaks, we have created Companion Living® to encourage our seniors to...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Regent at Parmer Woods
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 parents are very happy here! They've been wonderful to work with. During the move in process they went out of their way to make sure we had all of the information we needed, and after the move in they did...
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
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of The Lodge at Merilltown
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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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I don't agree with their policy around animals, but otherwise I'm completely satisfied. It's a nice place. But be sure to do some research on your service animals before you bring them into the complex. ...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
At Affinity at Wells Branch we’ve created a new kind of 55+ lifestyle community for people who are ambitious about the years ahead and aren’t willing to compromise their freedom.Rents start at $1,400, which includes everything: utilities, WiFi, expanded television services, swimming pool, hot...

What families are saying about independent living in Travis County

Recent reviews for independent living in Travis County

Brookdale Georgetown

4.4
My father has lived at Brookdale GT for several years. Prior to moving him there, we were at another assistant living facility which was an absolute awful experience. On one occasion, my father called me afraid and upset because there were no staff members answering. When I phoned the direct ...
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Highland Estates in Cedar Park, TX

5.0
My dad was here about a year and they were excellent, it was a very nice facility. He ended up needing more care than they were able to provide which is the reason he moved out. It is a great place for independent living.

The Auberge at Bee Cave

5.0
1. It was fine, always considerate 2. Very clean 3. Very friendly 4. Very caring staff 5. Terrible, once in a while it was okay? 6. Mom never participated 7. All nursing homes are very expensive! Go see your loved one often, get to know the staff well! They are seriously interested in knowing ...
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Cost of independent living in Travis County, TX

The average cost of senior living in Travis County is $4,263 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hutto, TX with an average of $4,053 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Travis County, TX vs. nearby counties

Travis County, TX
$4,263/mo
$4,053/mo
$4,112/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Travis County, TX vs. the state and national average

Travis County, TX
$4,263/mo
$4,059/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Travis County vs. other types of senior living

$5,536/mo
Independent Living
$4,263/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Travis County, TX by room type

$4,924/mo
$5,179/mo
$5,478/mo
$6,676/mo

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 is independent living?

Independent living offers a stress-free lifestyle for older adults. Independent living communities don’t provide personal care or supervision, but do offer generally healthy adults opportunities for socialization and hassle-free living. Independent living services often include:

  • Nutritious meals and snacks
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Home maintenance and repairs
  • Social activities and outings
Complete guide to independent living
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An Active, Engaging Retirement: Top 5 Benefits of Independent Senior Living Communities
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Solstice Senior Living at Austin, Brookdale North Austin and The Isle at Cedar Ridge are the top rated independent living facilities near Travis County, Texas. See full list of communities.

There are 43 independent living facilities near Travis County, Texas. See the full list.

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