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Living Near George Mason Without a Car: Which Fairfax Apartments Sit on the CUE Bus
You can live near George Mason without a car: six George Mason apartments on Find My Place sit within a three-minute walk of a CUE bus stop, and CUE rides are free. The Flats on University, Fairfax Square, Fairfax Circle Villa and Gainsborough Court are the true bus commutes, at roughly 8 to 20 minutes to the campus stop. The Main on University and eaves Fairfax City have stops at the curb too, but they're close enough to walk.
Living Car-Free at NC State: Which Raleigh Apartments Sit on the Wolfline
The NC State apartments that work best without a car are the student complexes on Hillsborough Street, 0.3 to 0.9 miles from campus, where you can simply walk. Past walking range, NC State apartments on the Wolfline are limited to a few corridors: Gorman Street, Avent Ferry Road down to Centennial Parkway, and the Carter-Finley Park & Ride.
Living Car-Free at the University of Miami: Which Apartments Sit on Metrorail
Six University of Miami apartments near Metrorail on Find My Place sit within about half a mile of a station, and Avalon South Miami is closest at roughly 0.1 miles from South Miami station. Full-time UM students pay $56.25 a month for a Metrorail pass, half the regular $112.50.
Living Off Campus at Kent State Without a Car: Which Apartments Sit on PARTA Routes
Off-campus students at Kent State ride every PARTA local bus free with a FLASHcard, and five apartment complexes listed on Find My Place sit on a weekday campus route. Paloma Kent and College Towers are close enough to walk; Hidden Pines and Copper Creek are where a car starts to make sense.
Living Car-Free at Sac State: Which Sacramento Apartments Sit on Light Rail and the Hornet Shuttle
The best Sac State apartments for living without a car are the ones within a quarter mile of the University/65th Street light rail station: Wexler on 67th Street, The Mezzo on Folsom Boulevard and Academy 65 on 65th Street. From there the Gold Line runs to Midtown and downtown, the free Hornet Shuttle runs to campus, and your OneCard covers SacRT buses and light rail at no extra charge.
Living Off Campus at JMU Without a Car: Which Harrisonburg Complexes Are on the HDPT Bus
You can live off campus at JMU without a car if you pick a complex on one of the fare-free JMU bus lines. The catch is the clock: most JMU lines run weekdays only, roughly 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Living Car-Free at Purdue: Which West Lafayette Apartments Sit on the CityBus Routes
Living off campus at Purdue without a car works best in three places: the walkable blocks of Chauncey Village and New Chauncey, the few buildings on a free Purdue Campus Transit loop, and the apartment complexes with their own CityBus express route.
Living Near FIU Without a Car: Shuttles, Metrobus and Which Apartments Make It Work
Living near FIU without a car works if you pick an apartment by its stop, not by its rent. The Sweetwater towers on SW 107th Avenue sit 0.3 to 0.6 miles from the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, three of them have their own CATS shuttle stop, and Metrobus routes 8, 11 and 24 all end at the FIU Terminal on SW 17th Street.
WVU Apartments Near the PRT: Which Ones Actually Sit on It
Only 14 of the 42 places on Find My Place's West Virginia University page are within a 10-minute walk of a PRT station, and just one, 125 Pleasant St, is under five minutes (two minutes to Walnut station). If you want WVU apartments near the PRT, look at downtown around Walnut station, lower Sunnyside around Beechurst station, or Pierpont Place on the Evansdale side.
UT Dallas DART Commute Guide: Waterview, CityLine, and What Rent Buys in Richardson
Living off campus at UT Dallas means planning around a commute, not a walk. Even the closest rated complex on Find My Place, Parkside Towns, is a 24-minute walk from campus, and most Richardson apartments sit 30 to 70 minutes away on foot. Since October 25, 2025, the DART Silver Line stops at a UT Dallas station on Waterview Parkway, and the free Comet Cruiser still runs to CityLine/Bush.
University of Minnesota Student Housing and Transit: Getting Through a Twin Cities Winter Without a Car
You can get through a full Minneapolis winter without a car if your University of Minnesota student housing sits close to one of the four Green Line stations on or next to campus: West Bank, East Bank, Stadium Village, or Prospect Park. Your U Card already carries the Universal Transit Pass, and a fall 2026 student parking contract costs $332.30 to $542.30 per semester.
Syracuse Off-Campus Heating Costs: What SU Students Pay
Syracuse off-campus heating costs run about $145 a month for a typical gas-heated home from November through March, based on National Grid's 2025-26 winter forecast of 713 therms and a roughly $66 (10%) increase over the prior winter. Split four ways, that's around $36 per person per month on top of rent, and more in a drafty pre-1940 house.