Riverside Crossing

Riverside Crossing is a 55+ cooperative housing community in Montana where residents own shares in the co-op and make decisions together, and the cottages come in both single-story and two-story designs, with seven floorplans from about 684 to 1,817 square feet, and each has either an attached or nearby single-car garage, and there's storage for residents, too, so folks can feel more at ease about downsizing since there's a place for extra things and there's a clubhouse and a Common House planned as gathering spots for parties, meetings, group meals, and other activities, and there are looped walking paths so people can get outside, stroll with neighbors, or walk pets since the community does allow pets and has courtyards, open green spaces, and a community vegetable garden if you like to grow a few things or just pitch in, and the cottages aim for comfort and accessibility, since the development is planning for folks to age in place, and there are both independent living options and plans for assisted living and memory care for those who may need it later, plus nearby skilled nursing and physician offices make health care easier to reach, while a maintenance team handles lawn care, snow removal, and houses, so the monthly fee covers property taxes, insurance, lawn, snow, utilities, and other big upkeep chores, and there's a community fire pit, a covered seating area with an outdoor fireplace, and pocket neighborhood style layout designed by Ross Chapin, meaning that cottages sit around shared green spaces that help neighbors get to know each other without giving up their privacy, and the whole development is Montana's first cooperative housing project, sponsored by the Ravalli County Council on Aging, with plans for 55 cottages total and equity ownership in your cottage, so when you leave your investment goes back to you or your estate, and the location falls into an economic Opportunity Zone and tax financing district, so some of the costs get reinvested in the area, and folks looking for a simple, maintenance-free life with the ability to travel and spend time on things besides yard work will likely feel comfortable here, and the community makes its own rules, and the grounds have mailboxes, walking paths, and common gardens, and there's storage in the garages, while the nearby area has parks, theaters, doctors, groceries, and places to gather, so Riverside Crossing tends to attract people who want independence, familiar neighbors, and the ease of organized upkeep in a setting designed for older adults.