Page 24 of Best Independent Living in Texas

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 419 independent living communities in TX using TX Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank independent living in TX
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Info below is compiled from the TX Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community): A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
Total count of citations (cited regulatory issues) recorded in the selected reporting period. Read alongside inspection counts for context.
Citations tied to life safety or environmental standards (as categorized by the state). Often distinct from health-line citations.
Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
Meadow Lake Assisted Living Community
IL
AL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Tyler
54
Facility 54
TX AVG 85
Rank #181 / 233
No
3
Facility 3
TX AVG 43
Rank #407 / 410
--Meadow Lake LLC
4
Facility 4
TX AVG 6
Rank #83 / 225
4-
Brookdale Pecan Park
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Arlington
31
Facility 31
TX AVG 85
Rank #210 / 233
Yes
17
Facility 17
TX AVG 43
Rank #344 / 410
--S-H Opco Pecan Park, LLC
8
Facility 8
TX AVG 6
Rank #156 / 225
8-
Camino Real
IL
AL
CCRC
MC
NH
SNF
San Antonio (Uptown Central)
-Yes
72
Facility 72
TX AVG 43
Rank #37 / 410
40
Facility 40
TX AVG 20
Rank #24 / 153
----Studio / 1 Bed
Holiday Colonial Village
IL
Longview
-Yes
21
Facility 21
TX AVG 43
Rank #325 / 410
29
Facility 29
TX AVG 20
Rank #34 / 153
A+---Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Atria at the Arboretum
IL
Austin (Jollyville)
-Yes
41
Facility 41
TX AVG 43
Rank #227 / 410
17
Facility 17
TX AVG 20
Rank #69 / 153
A+---1 Bed / 2 Bed
Mesa Springs Retirement Village
IL
Abilene (Far Southside)
-Yes
24
Facility 24
TX AVG 43
Rank #318 / 410
33
Facility 33
TX AVG 20
Rank #30 / 153
A+---1 Bed / 2 Bed
Frontier Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
Dallas (Oak Lawn)
-Yes
79
Facility 79
TX AVG 43
Rank #14 / 410
17
Facility 17
TX AVG 20
Rank #69 / 153
B-----
Wisteria Place Independent Living
IL
AL
MC
RC
Abilene
-Yes
58
Facility 58
TX AVG 43
Rank #108 / 410
38
Facility 38
TX AVG 20
Rank #27 / 153
----1 Bed
Parsons House Cypress
IL
AL
Cypress
66
Facility 66
TX AVG 85
Rank #141 / 233
No
56
Facility 56
TX AVG 43
Rank #126 / 410
---
10
Facility 10
TX AVG 6
Rank #179 / 225
10-
Independence Hill Assisted Living
IL
AL
San Antonio
115
Facility 115
TX AVG 85
Rank #55 / 233
Yes
35
Facility 35
TX AVG 43
Rank #262 / 410
--Stone Oak Villas II Ltd
9
Facility 9
TX AVG 6
Rank #165 / 225
9-

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Overview of Meadow Lake Assisted Living Community

Meadow Lake Assisted Living Community in Tyler, Texas, presents multiple care levels under one roof, encompassing independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite options, and skilled nursing. Active residents in independent living enjoy private quarters paired with community resources, whereas assisted living adds support with personal routines like bathing and medication. Memory care supplies a secured, monitored environment for individuals prone to wandering, and respite programs accommodate brief stays.

The grounds feature a five-acre stocked fishing lake, walking paths, and enclosed outdoor spaces. Inside this 54-bed building, residents choose between several dining options, including a casual buffet and grill. On-site rehabilitation delivers required therapies on campus, while scheduled hobby groups, clubs, and educational classes encourage social connection.

Families can get in touch with Meadow Lake Assisted Living Community to discuss available apartments, schedule a tour, and evaluate funding options such as Medicare for eligible short-term stays.

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Overview of Camino Real

Located in historic and culture-rich San Antonio, Texas, Camino Real Senior Living offers an engaging assisted living community that provides residents with a carefree life. The community, conveniently located on Rio Doro Street near Nacogdoches Road, offers personalized assistance with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and medication management, allowing residents to maintain their independence while receiving the support they need.

Camino Real Senior Living’s engaging social life and activities calendar pull residents away from the TV and into a world of fun and connection. Residents can enjoy card and board games, happy hour socials, fitness classes, art projects, and lively meals, all while making new friends and staying active. The community’s culinary team prepares flavorful, restaurant-style meals served in the dining room, allowing residents to order what they want and enjoy conversation with others at their table.

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Overview of Holiday Colonial Village

A wondrous senior living community located at North Eastman Road, Longview, TX, Holiday Colonial Village provides independent living. Featuring spacious floor plans including studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, the community offers cozy residences for seniors. More than an aesthetic facade, Holiday Colonial Village delivers 24-hour quality care and assistance tailored to their unique needs and preferences with a well-trained and compassionate team.

Holiday Colonial Village promotes a warm and welcoming environment, orchestrating engaging and exciting activities and programs for its residents’ entertainment and learning. Catering to the seniors’ dietary needs and preferences, the community serves three hearty and healthy meals daily. Holiday Colonial Village values its residents’ enjoyment and wellness, providing them with wonderful amenities including a country store, a business center, a theater, an activity room, a game room, a barbershop and beauty salon, an aesthetic community grounds, a garden, and patio areas.

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Overview of Atria at the Arboretum

Atria at the Arboretum is an exceptional senior living community settling in the peaceful Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX that provides independent living. Live in style and comfort with spacious floor plans such as one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments equipped with kitchens, walk-in showers, and individual balconies. Residents experience a maintenance-free lifestyle with their necessities and chores taken care of by a friendly and compassionate team.

The community strives to enhance the senior’s quality of life with daily social, cultural, educational, and fitness programs daily, alongside, onsite physical and occupational therapy. Enjoy fun and meaningful conversations over food with two chef-prepared meals. Atria at the Arboretum fosters a pet-friendly environment and wonderful amenities including a library, an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a salon, a courtyard, a hot tub, a courtyard, and parking for its residents’ convenience and leisure.

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Overview of Wisteria Place Independent Living

Wisteria Place Independent Living, is one of Wisteria Place’s senior living communities located in Abilene, TX. They offer independent living and additional services, tailored to the needs of their residents looking to live independently during their golden years. They offer two bedroom private cottages equipped with their own bathrooms and kitchen.

Though living independently, Wisteria Place still offers their residents with services that provide assistance to daily living activities. Such services include daily medication reminders, light housekeeping, personal laundry services, and meal delivery or escort to and from communal dining areas. They also create regular programs and activities, creating opportunities for their senior residents to stay engaged, and physically and mentally active.

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Overview of Frontier Senior Living

The golden years are meant to be a period of smooth sailing for retirees, but sometimes daily activities become too difficult to handle like before. That’s why Frontier Senior Living offers an assisted living home with compassionate service to elderly individuals that need extra help, in the Frisco, Texas area. Offering their critically acclaimed SPARK care program inspired by Montessori methods, residents at Frontier are empowered through active engagement, socialization, and community inclusion, for holistic well-being.

Residents at this assisted living community receive 24-hour support with daily living activities, personal care, and medical management tailored to their unique needs, for optimum support from a dedicated team of professionals. Recreational activities centered on various interests including reading, dancing, fitness, culinary, or just a simple stroll in nature, are all available to residents at Frontier.

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Overview of Brookdale Pecan Park

Brookdale Pecan Park provides nursing home, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Arlington, TX. Its nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps residents with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Several care levels are available in one community, which can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without leaving the community. Respite care provides a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover. Brookdale Pecan Park may be a good fit for someone who wants access to multiple care levels as support needs change.

The community has 31 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Starting prices are $2,930 for assisted living and $6,985 for memory care; the higher memory care rate corresponds to the secured setting and supervision that level provides. Pets are allowed, so a resident may keep a pet while living at the community.

A salon and spa provides an on-site place for personal grooming, while the courtyard and garden give residents outdoor space to use. Transportation is available, and the community offers the Clare Bridge and Brookdale HealthPlus programs. S-H Opco Pecan Park operates Brookdale Pecan Park.

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Overview of Mesa Springs Retirement Village

Located at the heart of Abilene, TX, is Mesa Springs, a retirement village that offers independent services to its residents. The community offers different living arrangements that are pet friendly, and ranging from one-to-two bedroom units ranging from small to large, equipped with a private kitchen and bath, and some with carports. While Mesa Springs provide independent living, this community still ensures that they provide compassionate and personalized care to its residents.

Mesa Springs Retirement Village not just offers comfortable living experiences, but also a worry free one. From restaurant-quality dining, fitness programs, housekeeping and laundry services, grooming services, residents can experience the joy of retirement while being surrounded by beautiful sprawling grounds among wildflowers and verdant meadows.

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Overview of Parsons House Cypress

Parsons House Cypress is an assisted living community in Cypress, TX, offering independent living and personal care. With its intimate and home-like setting, the community ensures older adults have a comfortable stay. 24-hour support, nutritious meals, housekeeping, and medication management are among the exceptional services provided to enrich residents’ living experiences. The community also strives to meet residents’ unique needs and preferences through personalized care plans.

Fun gatherings, fitness classes, and chapel services ensure residents can maintain their holistic well-being and have fun. Residents also have plenty of spaces for interactions and relaxation with top-notch amenities, like the library, courtyard, and gardens. Nestled in the tree-lined neighborhood of Cypress, near restaurants and recreation sites, the community guarantees accessibility and convenience. As one of the trusted options for senior living in Texas, this assisted living community strives to help older adults live comfortably in retirement.

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Overview of Independence Hill Assisted Living

Independence Hill Assisted Living in San Antonio, Texas, combines assisted living and independent living within a single campus. Independent living offers private apartments alongside community social events, while assisted living supplies help with daily routines like bathing, dressing, and managing medications. Studio and one-bedroom apartment layouts are available across this 115-bed property.

Operated by Stone Oak Villas II, the location features on-site rehabilitation therapy, a fitness center, a swimming pool, walking paths, and a garden gazebo. Additional conveniences include restaurant-style dining, local transportation, scheduled excursions, pet-friendly accommodations, and temporary respite stays. Staffing remains active 24 hours a day. Surrounding streets carry a 35 walk score, making standard errands off campus reliant on motor transportation.

Prospective individuals can get in touch with Independence Hill Assisted Living to confirm current lease options, request details on therapy programs, or arrange a guided tour.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Texas

What is independent living?

Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.

How many independent living communities are listed on this page?

This page features 419 independent living communities in Texas. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right independent living community in Texas?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Texas, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Texas?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.

Independent Living in Texas at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 43/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Texas. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 85The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Texas. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90