U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings and consumer advice, today announced the 2025 Best Senior Living communities ratings. The 2025 edition names 1,894 Best Senior Living communities.
“The volume of resident and family feedback, nearing half a million survey responses, powers U.S. News’ ratings, providing a data-centric look at satisfaction in senior living communities nationwide,” said Liz Pearce, director, Senior Living at U.S. News & World Report. “This year. Arizona has 43 communities earning ‘Best’ status, up from 37 in 2024. These communities have consistently achieved high satisfaction in key areas for older adults and their families, including caregiving, activities and enrichment, management and staff, and providing an environment that feels like home.”
Now in its fourth year, the Best Senior Living ratings from U.S. News assist seniors and their families in their search for the independent living, assisted living, memory care or continuing care retirement community that best meets their individual and family needs.
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The ratings are based on a national survey of residents and their family members. In 2025, U.S. News analyzed data from nearly 450,000 resident and family survey responses at more than 3,800 senior living communities nationwide. The survey asked residents and family members about their satisfaction with community safety, caregiving, activities, management, staff, food and value, and other aspects of community life.
“Choosing a senior living community is a major life decision for older adults and their families. U.S. News’ Best Senior Living ratings provide data-driven decision support, offering an unbiased evaluation of resident and family satisfaction in senior living communities.” said Liz Pearce, director, senior living at U.S. News.
“Notably, a separate U.S. News survey of older Americans on their experiences with loneliness found that moving into senior living communities significantly improves residents’ social well-being: 61% reported reduced loneliness, and 85% made new friends,” Pearce added.
U.S. News independent living communities in Arizona with high performing rating
All Seasons Oro Valley
Atria Chandler Villas
Brookdale Apache Junction
Brookdale Springs Mesa
Fairwinds-Desert Point
Friendship Village of Tempe
McDowell Village
Pueblo Norte Senior Living
Solstice Senior Living at Sun City West
The Terraces of Phoenix
Tuscany at McCormick Ranch
Verena at Gilbert
Vi at Silverstone
Vista Del Rio
U.S. News assisted living communities in Arizona with high performing rating
Brookdale Apache Junction
Brookdale Chandler Ray Road
Brookdale Chandler Regional
Brookdale East Arbor
Brookdale East Tucson
Brookdale Springs Mesa
Clarendale of Chandler
Clearwater Agritopia
Clearwater Ahwatukee
Fairwinds-Desert Point
Glassford Place
La Sonora at Dove Mountain
McDowell Village
Pueblo Norte Senior Living
Sky Vista
Sunrise of Chandler
Sunrise of River Road
Sunrise of Scottsdale
The Gardens of Scottsdale
Vi at Grayhawk
Vi at Silverstone
U.S. News memory care communities in Arizona with high performing rating
Brookdale Arrowhead Ranch
Brookdale Camino del Sol
Brookdale Desert Ridge
Brookdale North Glendale
Brookdale North Mesa
Brookdale Tanque Verde
Brookdale Tempe
Brookdale Trail Ridge
Brookdale Union Hills
Canyon Valley Memory Care
Clarendale Arcadia
Clearwater Agritopia
Sunrise of Chandler
Sunrise of River Road
Sunrise of Scottsdale
The Forum at Tucson
The Gardens of Scottsdale
The Ranch Estates of Tucson
Tucson Place
Vi at Grayhawk
Vi at Silverstone
Top cities for senior living communities
The following 20 metropolitan areas, listed in alphabetical order, have the greatest number of Best Senior Living communities in the United States:
● Atlanta (31)
● Austin (21)
● Baltimore (21)
● Boston (60)
● Chicago (71)
● Dallas-Fort Worth (48)
● Detroit (20)
● Houston (31)
● Kansas City (28)
● Los Angeles (53)
● Miami-Fort Lauderdale (19)
● Minneapolis-St. Paul (32)
● New York (71)
● Philadelphia (33)
● Phoenix (32)
● Riverside-San Bernardino (21)
● San Francisco (23)
● Seattle (46)
● St. Louis (35)
● Washington, D.C. (56)
U.S. News awards the designation of “Best Senior Living” only to those communities that satisfy U.S. News’ rigorous, data-driven standard, reflecting the viewpoints from more than 450,000 consumer surveys. Only the highest-rated communities in each care level earned a “Best” rating. U.S. News also recognizes outstanding performance in several key areas with a High Performing accolade. These accolades are awarded to communities that scored in the top 25% of evaluated communities nationwide for caregiving, activities & enrichment, management & staff, food and home-like environment and met certain other criteria.
The U.S. News Best Senior Living finder features each community’s ratings on independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care retirement.
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