7 Apartments Near the University of Florida, Ranked by Walk to Campus

The closest apartments near the University of Florida start at The Row on SW 13th Street, 0.5 miles from campus with plans listing from $914/mo. The cheapest per-person number in the group belongs to Courtyards Student Apartments on SW 3rd Avenue, where four-bedroom plans list at $710, 0.6 miles out. All seven buildings below sit within 0.8 miles of UF by Find My Place's commute widget, clustered along SW 13th Street and University Avenue.

Prices are live listed base rent as of September 2026. None of these seven have posted monthly fees on FMP yet, so your all-in number will be higher.

Key Takeaways

• Closest: The Row at 407 SW 13th St, 0.5 miles from UF.
• Cheapest per person: Courtyards, with four-bedroom plans at $710 and $715.
• Social 28, The Standard and Legacy at The Standard all price by the bedroom, so their numbers are per person.
• Sweetwater's rent falls from $2,299 for a one-bedroom to $1,389 in a five-bedroom. That's per-bed pricing.
• Everything here is walkable. RTS buses are also prepaid for UF students with a Gator 1 card.
• Preleasing opens as early as September, and most students sign by late winter.

FMP lists 32 places for UF off-campus housing, and a private bedroom in a by-the-bed complex typically runs $700 to $1,100 per person. If you're budgeting across all of Gainesville, our breakdown of UF off-campus housing costs covers Archer Road and the farther-out complexes.

1. The Row (407 SW 13th St): closest to campus, with confusing labels

The Row is the shortest walk on this list at 0.5 miles. It sits on SW 13th Street, the corridor that runs along campus's east edge.

Plans list from $914 for a two-bed, two-bath, then $945 to $1,019 for one-bedrooms and up to $1,300 for a two-bed, two-and-a-half-bath. Every plan is tagged "Whole Unit," but a two-bedroom shouldn't cost less than a one-bedroom in the same building. The prices don't follow a clean curve, so we can't tell you whether each number is per person or per apartment. Ask the leasing office to break it down.

Best for: students who want to be on 13th Street and will get the math confirmed first.

2. Social 28 Apartments (311 SW 13th St): rooms priced by the bedroom

Social 28 is one block up SW 13th from The Row, and its pricing is refreshingly clear. Every floor plan is labeled by bedroom, so the number is yours alone. It's 0.6 miles from UF.

Standard bedrooms in a four-bed, two-bath list at $1,035 to $1,075/mo, and "Preferred" bedrooms at $1,100. Three-bed rooms run $1,085 to $1,115. Top-floor units cost a little more. You're sharing a bathroom in these layouts, so ask who you'd share it with.

Best for: students who want an easy-to-read lease on the 13th Street strip.

3. Courtyards Student Apartments (1231 SW 3rd Ave): the cheapest per person

Courtyards has the lowest per-person rent of the seven. Four-bedroom flats and townhouses list at $710 to $715/mo, and two-bedrooms at $925, 0.6 miles from UF.

Rent drops as bedrooms go up, which means the four-bedroom numbers are per bed. That puts Courtyards about $325 a month under Social 28 for a similar walk (roughly $3,900 over a 12-month lease). The four-bedroom "Flex Room" plan lists at the same $710, so ask what the extra room is.

Best for: budget-first students who still want to walk to class.

4. The Standard at Gainesville (1360 W University Ave): Midtown, by the room

The Standard is the Midtown pick. It's on West University Avenue, 0.6 miles from campus, across from UF's north edge.

Private rooms list from $1,245 to $2,225/mo across one- to six-bedroom layouts, and whole units from $1,582 to $2,041. Private rooms are per person by definition. It's pricier than the 13th Street options, and you're paying for the University Avenue address.

Best for: students who want Midtown restaurants and bars at the front door.

5. 1125 SW 4th Ave: a small building with a pricing puzzle

This is the smallest listing on the list, 0.7 miles from UF. Three units are listed: a two-bed, one-bath at $850, a three-bed, three-bath at $900, and another two-bed, one-bath at $1,700.

Two identical two-bedrooms at $850 and $1,700 strongly suggests one number is per person and the other is the whole unit. Which one applies to the unit you want? Ask before you tour. If $1,700 is the whole two-bedroom, splitting it is $850 each, right in line with the per-bed complexes.

Best for: two roommates who'd rather live in a small building than a big complex.

6. Sweetwater Gainesville (1225 W University Ave): big suites, per-bed math

Sweetwater is on University Avenue, 0.7 miles from UF, with floor plans from one to five bedrooms and a private bath in nearly every layout.

Watch the direction of the prices. Five-bed, five-bath plans list at $1,389 and $1,434, four-bedrooms at $1,514 to $1,589, three-bedrooms around $1,600, two-bedrooms at $1,684 to $1,814, and one-bedrooms at $2,299 and up. Rent that falls as bedrooms rise only works per bed. So $1,389 is your share of a five-bedroom, not the apartment.

Best for: groups who want their own bathroom and can handle a premium price.

7. Legacy at The Standard (1309 NW 4th Pl): private rooms north of University Ave

Legacy sits just north of University Avenue, 0.8 miles from campus. Every plan is a private bedroom or "private space," so the listed number is per person.

A room in a five-bed, three-bath with a private bath lists at $1,100/mo, and a room in a six-bed, four-bath at $1,115. Four-bed rooms run $1,300 to $1,470, two-bed rooms $1,650, and a one-bedroom $2,140. The five-bedroom room is the value play here.

Best for: students who want a private bath and don't mind a slightly longer walk.

Just past the cutoff

Two more buildings sit at 0.8 and 0.9 miles. Hub Gainesville University at 1111 W University Ave lists private rooms in a four-bed, two-bath at $1,105. Theory Gainesville at 1210 NW 5th Ave lists private rooms from $1,179 in a five-bedroom up to $1,479 in a two-bedroom.

Walk, bike or bus: all three work here

Every building on this list is walkable, but you don't have to walk. UF students get prepaid, unlimited access to Gainesville's RTS fixed-route buses with a Gator 1 card, according to the City of Gainesville's RTS fares page. No fee at the farebox.

That matters in August. A 0.8-mile walk is nothing in October and a lot in Gainesville's summer heat. Before you sign, check which route stops nearest the building, and how long the walk is from your stop to the building where most of your classes are.

Frequently Asked Questions About Apartments Near the University of Florida

What's the closest apartment to UF?

The Row, at 407 SW 13th Street, 0.5 miles from campus by FMP's commute widget. Social 28, Courtyards and The Standard follow at 0.6 miles. All four are a 10- to 12-minute walk.

What's the cheapest apartment within walking distance of UF?

$710 a month for a four-bedroom plan at Courtyards Student Apartments, 0.6 miles out. Its rent falls as bedroom count rises, so that $710 is per person. The next-cheapest room-priced option on this list is Social 28, starting at $1,035.

Are UF apartment prices per person or per unit?

Mostly per person near campus, but the labels don't always say so. Social 28, The Standard and Legacy label their rooms clearly. Courtyards and Sweetwater don't, but their falling rent-by-bedroom curves give it away. The Row and 1125 SW 4th Ave are genuinely unclear, so ask.

When should I start looking?

January at the latest. FMP's UF page notes that preleasing for August opens as early as September and most students sign by late winter. The close-in 13th Street and University Avenue buildings go first.