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Everything students need to find off-campus housing — how to search, what to budget, which neighborhoods fit, and how to spot a good place before you sign.
7 Apartments Near Drexel University Within Walking Distance (2026)
Seven apartment buildings sit within a 10-minute walk of Drexel's University City campus, and the closest is University Crossings at 3175 JFK Boulevard, 0.1 miles out, with shared rooms listing from $919/mo. The cheapest listed number in the group belongs to The Standard at Philadelphia ($747/mo on a three-bedroom plan), and the priciest is Avira, where a studio starts at $2,265.
UNC Charlotte Off-Campus Housing on the Blue Line: Which University City Apartments Are Actually On It
UNC Charlotte off-campus housing is only truly on the Blue Line at a handful of complexes: Walden Station is about a quarter mile from the JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte station, Junction 49 about 0.3 miles from University City Blvd station, and NOVEL University Place about 0.35 miles from JW Clay.
USC Columbia Off-Campus Housing: Five Points, the Vista and Olympia Mill
USC Columbia off-campus housing comes down to Five Points (by-the-bed rooms from $819 at Station at Five Points), the Vista (rooms from $1,261 at The Standard) and Olympia's mill village near Williams-Brice Stadium. Shared rooms near USC typically run $550 to $850 per person.
Apartments Near Howard University: LeDroit Park, Shaw and What DC Rent Rules Mean for Students
Apartments near Howard University cluster in LeDroit Park, Shaw and the Georgia Avenue blocks of Pleasant Plains. Typical FMP-listed rents run about $1,532 to $2,905 a month with a median near $2,000, and DC law caps deposits at one month's rent.
UIC Off-Campus Housing: Little Italy, Pilsen and the West Loop Compared
UIC off-campus housing splits three ways: the West Loop is closest and priciest at about $2,700 for a one-bedroom, Little Italy sits in the middle near $2,425, and Pilsen is the budget pick at about $1,500 (September 2026 median asking rents).
Car-Free Near University of Houston: Purple Line Apartments
As of September 2026, eight of the 21 properties on Find My Place's University of Houston list sit within about half a mile of a METRORail Purple Line station, the line that actually serves UH's main campus. The closest pairings are Haven at Elgin and Altitude, each roughly 0.15 miles from a platform, and Tower 5040, about 0.16 miles from UH South/University Oaks. At METRO's student half-price fare, a rail ride costs 60 cents.
FIU Off-Campus Housing: Sweetwater, Doral and What Miami Students Pay for Parking
For most FIU students, Sweetwater beats Doral: the student towers on SW 107th Avenue sit 0.3 to 0.6 miles from the Modesto A. Maidique Campus and list 4x4 beds from about $1,200, while Find My Place's only Doral listing is a $2,350 two-bedroom 5.1 miles away. Campus parking isn't sold as a separate permit at FIU. It's billed to every student through the Transportation Access Fee each semester.
Apartments Near Emory: What the Cliff Shuttle Reaches
Apartments near Emory that the free Cliff shuttle actually reaches sit in two corridors: Briarcliff Road (B Express, weekdays 7 a.m. to midnight) and Executive Park off North Druid Hills Road (weekdays 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Decatur is reachable on weekdays via the CCTMA route.
Georgia State Has No Campus Edge: How Downtown Atlanta Students Pick a Neighborhood
Georgia State students should pick a neighborhood by how close it is to a MARTA station, not by how close it is to campus, because GSU has no campus edge. Your realistic choices are the downtown core (per-bed student towers from about $809), Summerhill, Castleberry Hill, West End, and Midtown's Spring Street corridor.
Do Texas State Apartments Cover the Bobcat Shuttle? What San Marcos Student Leases Actually Include
No. The Bobcat Shuttle isn't a line item in the rent at your San Marcos apartment. Texas State funds it through a $95-per-semester Bus Fee on the tuition bill, and that fee is what runs the buses. So when a complex calls itself "on the shuttle," it's telling you where the nearest stop is.
Downtown Iowa City vs Coralville: What University of Iowa Students Trade for Cheaper Rent
Downtown Iowa City vs Coralville is a $180-to-$480-a-month question: that's how much less a University of Iowa student pays per bed in Coralville, based on Find My Place listings in September 2026 — about $2,200 to $5,800 over a 12-month lease. The price is distance and dependence: The Banks Student Living in Coralville sits 1.9 miles from campus, Cambus doesn't run into Coralville, and Coralville Transit still charges a fare while Iowa City's buses are free.
3 UTK Neighborhoods Compared: Fort Sanders vs The Strip vs South Knoxville
For most UT Knoxville students, picking between UTK neighborhoods comes down to three areas: Fort Sanders, Cumberland Avenue (The Strip) and South Knoxville. Fort Sanders has the cheapest beds within a 15-minute walk of campus, The Strip has the newest high-rises at the highest prices, and South Knoxville trades a river crossing or a bus ride for more space.