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Depression is a common psychiatric disorder found in elderly people. This study was conducted to compare the prevalence of depression and associated factors in elderly people residing in old age homes and retirement homes. Aims-This study aims to compare the prevalence of Depression in the elderly people in old age homes and in retirement homes and the association of the demographic variables and level of depression in the study population. Materials and Methods- This is a cross-sectional study conducted for a period of one month. The study participants were 120 elderly people from old age homes and 87 elderly people from retirement homes.GDS-15 short-form scale and semi-structured demographic questionnaire were administered to the participants. Results-Depression was found in 46.7% of participants in old age homes and 20% of participants in Retirement homes. There was a significant association between depression and age, gender, income, and self-perceived health status in participants from old age homes. Depression was associated with only gender in participants in retirement homes. Conclusion-Elderly people living in old age homes are more depressed than those living in retirement homes. Female participants are more depressed than male participants in old age homes whereas male participants are more depressed in retirement homes. More studies are needed to study the elderly people living in retirement homes.