Trailside Gardens

Trailside Gardens, located in Marion, IA offers active adult living & independent living. Visit Provider Website

Trailside Gardens overlooks a local park in Marion, IA, and offers independent living apartments, with rents from $1,500 a month. It used to be called The Villages at Marion, before new management renamed it.

Pricing at Trailside Gardens

Trailside Gardens lists its rents on its website:

• Apartments: from $1,500 a month
• Small one-bedroom: $1,800 a month
• Two-bedroom, two-bath: from $2,300 a month

One request through Get Pricing answers what the rent covers, whether utilities are billed separately, and whether there's a deposit or an application fee, so you'll see the full monthly cost.

Floor Plans at Trailside Gardens

There are seven floor plans in three sizes: two studio options, three one-bedroom options and two two-bedroom options. You can take a virtual tour of the small one-bedroom and the two-bed, two-bath.

Who Can Live at Trailside Gardens

Trailside Gardens calls itself affordable independent living. Its website doesn't list income limits, a minimum age, or a page for applying or checking if you qualify. It doesn't mention a housing program either. Section 8, a federal program that helps pay rent, doesn't come up. Neither does the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program.

Daily Life at Trailside Gardens

There's an on-site activities coordinator and a monthly activity calendar. Meal plans are flexible, and the staffing is consistent. Living here is maintenance-free. Management has said it will renovate the shared spaces and apartments in phases over the coming years.

What Residents and Families Say About Trailside Gardens

Families describe the updates inside the building as visible and recent. How long people stay comes up too. More than one of them mentions a parent who has lived here five years or more.