Assisted Living in Traverse City, MI
Traverse City has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Traverse City
Every assisted living community Michigan licenses in Traverse City, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Village of Traverse City3950 Sumac Drive | Large210 residents | from $3,354/mo |
| Meadow Valleymemory care5143 North Long Lake Rd | Large137 residents | from $6,510/mo |
| Cordia at Grand Traverse Commmons600 Cottageview Drive | Large135 residents | from $4,035/mo |
| Grand Traverse Pavilions (Assisted Living)1000 Pavilions Circle | Large78 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Traverse Manor1899 Dracka Road | Large72 residents | from $2,695/mo |
| Bay Ridge Assisted Livingmemory care3825 Scenic Ridge | Large64 residents | from $1,391/mo |
| Traverse Victorian Assisted Living461 Munson Avenue | Large64 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| French Manor South415 S. Elmwood | Mid-size40 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| French Manor Terra1420 Terra Road | Mid-size35 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Southridge A L3020 LaFranier | Mid-size29 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Woodside3016 LaFanier | Mid-size29 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Waters Edge Assisted Living4612 US 31 North | Mid-size27 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Life of Riley5008 Barney Road | Mid-size24 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| French Manor Yellow908 W. Seventh St. | Mid-size22 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| County Pleasures Assisted Living1818 River Ridge Dr. | Mid-size21 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Traverse City?
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month ($69,816 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 5 Traverse City communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $1,391 to $6,510 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Michigan, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Traverse City tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Traverse City community’s license
Michigan publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: michigan.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Traverse City assisted living questions
Michigan licenses 15 assisted living communities in Traverse City as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Michigan's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Michigan publishes its licensing records at michigan.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.