Assisted Living in Stoughton, WI
Stoughton has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 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 8 licensed assisted living communities in Stoughton
Every assisted living community Wisconsin licenses in Stoughton, 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.
8 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Center400 N Morris St | Large50 residents | from $6,600/mo |
| Kettle Park Senior Living2600 Jackson St | Large50 residents | from $5,650/mo |
| Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living2321 Jackson St | Mid-size45 residents | from $4,395/mo |
| Skaalen Heights RCAC950 Ridge St | Mid-size33 residents | from $4,200/mo |
| Dimensions Living Stoughton1221 E Main Street | Mid-size28 residents | from $5,985/mo |
| Milestone Senior Living Stoughton CBRF2220 Lincoln Ave | Mid-size22 residents | from $6,200/mo |
| Milestone Senior Living Stoughton2220 Lincoln Ave | Mid-size20 residents | from $5,675/mo |
| Magnolia Gardens400 N Morris Street | Mid-size18 residents | from $6,824/mo |
Independent living in Stoughton
Also in Stoughton: 3 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Stoughton and 2 income-restricted senior apartment buildings.
How much does assisted living cost in Stoughton?
The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 a month ($78,480 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 8 Stoughton communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,200 to $6,824 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Wisconsin, 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton community’s license
Wisconsin 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: dhs.wisconsin.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Stoughton assisted living questions
Wisconsin licenses 8 assisted living communities in Stoughton as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 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. Wisconsin's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Wisconsin publishes its licensing records at dhs.wisconsin.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.