8 Cheapest Student Apartments Near UTA in Arlington (2026)

The cheapest bed near UTA on Find My Place lists at $589 a month — a shared room in a 4-bed unit at The Arlie, a 16-minute walk from campus. Eight buildings within a 20-minute walk price beds under $850, and the cheapest private bedroom is $599 at Liv+ Arlington. Their FMP review scores run from 1.0 to 5.0, and the price tells you almost nothing about which you're getting.

Key Takeaways

• $589/month is the floor for a bed — a shared bedroom in a 4-bed unit at The Arlie, 0.5 miles from campus.
• Want your own room? Liv+ Arlington's 4-bed/4-bath private plan at $599 is the cheapest private bedroom near UTA.
• Bigger unit, smaller bill. Every walkable student building near UTA charges by the bed, so the 4-bed plans undercut the 2-bed plans in the same building by $150 to $500.
• Closest is not priciest. Centennial Court sits 0.3 miles from campus at $698 — and rates 1.6 out of 5.
• Price does not predict quality here. At roughly the same rent you can get a 5.0 or a 1.0, so read the review count too — Liv+ has exactly one.
• UTA's own apartments start around $464 a bed, cheaper than anything off campus. Check that before you sign a private lease.

1. The Arlie — from $589 shared, $639 private

815 W Abram St, 0.5 miles, 16-minute walk. This is where the cheapest beds near UTA live, and the only shared-bedroom tiers under $600: a 4-bed/4-bath shared plan at $589 and a 2-bed shared plan at $599. Private bedrooms in the same building run $639 to $1,039, with the 4-bed private plans clustered between $729 and $819.

The Arlie's FMP score is 2.0 out of 5. A February 2026 reviewer opened with "if you are a UTA student and looking for housing DO NOT STAY HERE," then spent several hundred words on roaches, towing, and fees charged to every roommate's account for one roommate's mistake. Another gave it a 5 after a tour. Tours are not leases.

2. Liv+ Arlington — from $599

1001 S Center St, 0.5 miles, 15-minute walk. The 4-bed/4-bath private-room plan lists at $599, the cheapest private bedroom on this page — $40 under The Arlie, $50 under Park Place. Two-bed plans jump to $799 and one-bedrooms run $1,544 and up, which is the per-bed curve in its clearest form.

The score is 5.0, and here's the asterisk: that's one review, posted in August 2026 by a freshman who noted it's "a short walk towards campus and downtown." One 5.0 is not the same evidence as five 4.2s. Promising, not proven.

3. Park Place at Arlington — from $649

325 S Mesquite St, near downtown and the Center Street restaurants, 0.5 miles and a 16-minute walk. Private bedrooms run $649 for a 4-bed/4-bath, $669 for a 5-bed/5-bath, $799 for a 3-bed and $875 for a 2-bed.

FMP score 3.4, and the reviews split by date. A March 2026 reviewer credits new management with "flipping this place." A February 2026 reviewer describes broken exterior doors, an ignored trash chute, and five unanswered maintenance requests. Whether the turnaround stuck is a question for your tour.

4. 848 Mitchell — from $689

848 W Mitchell St, 0.4 miles, 14 minutes to class. Private bedrooms start at $689 in the 4-bed/4-bath, then $759 for a 3-bed, $779 for the other 4-bed and the 5-bed, and $849 to $869 for the 2-bed plans.

The location is the best thing here and the reviews are among the worst on this page: a 1.0 FMP score, with a resident reporting stolen packages, parking chaos, and a fine equal to three months' rent after friends stayed over. A second reviewer read those reviews, assumed exaggeration, and now regrets it.

5. Campus Edge on UTA Boulevard — from $689

1001 UTA Blvd, 0.5 miles, 16-minute walk, same headline price as 848 Mitchell. Four private-room plans: $689 in the 4-bed/4-bath, $889 and $919 in the 3-beds, $1,139 in the 2-bed. Heads up — our listing files this one under a Dallas city path even though the address is Arlington 76013, so search it by name, not by city.

FMP score 1.0. A November 2025 reviewer described building-wide fire alarms sounding for nearly an hour with no weekend front-desk staffing. A September 2025 reviewer wrote that the kitchen stays full of roaches no matter how clean you keep it, while crediting maintenance for two-day turnarounds.

6. Centennial Court Apartments — from $698

700 W Mitchell Cir, and this is the closest building on the list: 0.3 miles, an 11-minute walk. A private bedroom in the 4-bed/2-bath is $698, the 2-bed private is $840, and a whole one-bedroom is $1,501.

FMP score 1.6. A February 2026 reviewer called it "the worst place I have ever lived, and I mean that genuinely," citing constant roaches, mold, leaky ceilings and maintenance that never fixes anything long term. Another flagged something you rarely see anywhere: the unfurnished units now price higher than the furnished ones.

7. Maverick Place — from $739

930 Benge Dr, 0.6 miles, 17-minute walk. $739 for a 4-bed/4-bath, $825 for the other 4-bed, $929 for a 2-bed, $1,456 for a one-bedroom — against a 4.2 FMP score across five reviews, the most solid evidence base on this page. As with Midtown Urban below, FMP tags these plans "Whole Unit" while the falling rent curve says per-bed, so confirm the basis when you call.

The reviews are split but instructive. A February 2026 reviewer toured, noticed dingy hallways, then watched the office sign a resident up for free weekly pest control on the spot. A January 2026 reviewer in a 2-bed listed roaches, no hot water, a burnt oven and a broken mattress, and said the weekly spray she was promised never came. Ask about the pest program specifically.

8. Midtown Urban — from $810

1121 UTA Blvd, 0.7 miles, 20-minute walk. Plans run $810 for a 4-bed/4-bath to $980 for a 2-bed/2-bath. FMP labels these "Whole Unit," but rent falling as bedrooms increase is the signature of per-bed pricing, so confirm the basis with the office before you budget — an $810 whole 4-bedroom near UTA would be the deal of the decade, and it almost certainly isn't one.

FMP score 3.4. The August 2025 reviews are a study in contrast: one resident led with cockroaches and absent maintenance, another said the staff made her feel welcomed the second she walked in.

At a Glance: Cheapest Beds Near UTA

Property	Cheapest bed	Walk to UTA	FMP score (reviews)
The Arlie	$589 shared / $639 private	16 min (0.5 mi)	2.0 (5)
Liv+ Arlington	$599 private	15 min (0.5 mi)	5.0 (1)
Park Place at Arlington	$649 private	16 min (0.5 mi)	3.4 (5)
848 Mitchell	$689 private	14 min (0.4 mi)	1.0 (5)
Campus Edge on UTA Boulevard	$689 private	16 min (0.5 mi)	1.0 (5)
Centennial Court Apartments	$698 private	11 min (0.3 mi)	1.6 (5)
Maverick Place	$739	17 min (0.6 mi)	4.2 (5)
Midtown Urban	$810	20 min (0.7 mi)	3.4 (5)

Prices are base rent as listed on Find My Place and exclude fees, which several of these properties haven't published. Compare all 142 places near UT Arlington, filter the 96 Arlington listings, or read what students say about Arlington apartments first.

Cheaper on Paper: Whole Units Further Out

Filter everything near UT Arlington under $700 and two whole-unit buildings show up that aren't in the eight above. Only one of them actually undercuts The Arlie. Las Palmas at 808 E Sanford St lists a studio at $579 and a one-bedroom at $650 — whole units, so nobody splits it with you — 1.2 miles out, a 33-minute walk, rated 2.6. The Mirage at 504 Dudley Cir starts higher, with one-bedrooms from $649, but holds a 5.0 across five reviews at 1.6 miles out and a 43-minute walk; a March 2026 reviewer called it the most affordable place she found in south DFW and praised the fee transparency.

The tradeoff is straightforward: a $579 studio you don't share beats a $698 private bedroom in a four-person unit on paper, and loses badly on the walk. Two other listings on that filter page, Campus Apartments and The Depot, are in Fort Worth. Ignore them for UTA.

Cheap Doesn't Predict Quality Near UTA

Sort FMP's walkable Arlington inventory by price and by review score and the two lists barely rhyme. Centennial Court is the closest building to campus and rates 1.6. Liv+ Arlington costs $99 less and rates 5.0, on one review. Maverick Place costs $41 more than Centennial Court and rates 4.2 on five.

So stop treating rent as a quality signal and start reading review counts. A 4.2 across five reviews is stronger evidence than a 5.0 across one, and both beat a 1.0 across five. Tour Maverick Place first on the strength of its record, Liv+ Arlington on the strength of its price — and call University Oaks Apartments, 4.2 at a 13-minute walk, which publishes no rent at all.

How to Actually Get Under $700 Near UTA

Go wider on bedrooms. Every walkable student building near UTA charges by the bed, so the 4-bed and 5-bed plans are the cheap ones. Liv+ Arlington's 4-bed private is $599 while its 2-bed is $799. Park Place's 5-bed/5-bath at $669 undercuts its own 2-bed by $206. Centennial Court's 4-bed is $698 against $840 for its 2-bed. Filter the layout first, pick the building second — do it the other way around and you overpay for the whole lease.

Then decide whether a shared bedroom is worth $50. That's the actual spread at The Arlie between the $589 shared tier and the $639 private one. Fifty dollars a month for your own room is one of the better deals in student housing, so unless your budget is truly at the line, take the private bed. And before you sign anything, run the on-campus comparison — UTA's own apartments list from $464 to $1,370 per bed, which means the cheapest campus option beats every off-campus listing here.

What Cheap Actually Costs You: Arlington Has No Buses

Arlington runs no city bus system. None. It is one of the largest cities in the United States with no meaningful fixed-route transit, so the "live further out and save money" strategy carries a transportation bill you have to price in.

The substitute is Arlington On-Demand, a Via-operated rideshare charging $3 to $8 per trip by distance. Two rides a day at $4 each is roughly $160 a month, which erases the savings on almost any cheaper apartment two miles out. A car isn't free either: a 2026-2027 UTA Student General parking permit costs $306 for the year, with the cheapest Remote Park & Ride permit at $153. Our breakdown of whether you need a car at UTA runs those numbers. All eight buildings above sit within a 20-minute walk, close enough to skip the car. Las Palmas and The Mirage do not.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest student apartment near UTA?

$589 a month, for a shared bedroom in The Arlie's 4-bed/4-bath plan, 0.5 miles from campus. That's the cheapest bed. If you want a whole unit instead, Las Palmas lists a studio at $579, but it's 1.2 miles out and rates 2.6 out of 5.

Can I find student housing near UTA under $700?

Yes, and there are six walkable options. The Arlie clears it twice at $589 shared and $639 private. Liv+ Arlington is $599 private, Park Place $649, 848 Mitchell and Campus Edge on UTA Boulevard both $689, Centennial Court $698. All six price by the bed in a multi-bed apartment, so you need roommates.

Why are 4-bedroom apartments cheaper than 2-bedroom apartments near UTA?

Because the rent is per bed, not per apartment. A 4-bed/4-bath at $649 means each of four students pays $649 — the landlord collects $2,596 for the unit. The 2-bed at $875 collects $1,750. More beds, more total rent, lower price per student. That's why filtering by layout before building is the whole game.

What is the closest apartment to UTA?

Centennial Court Apartments, at 700 W Mitchell Cir — 0.3 miles, an 11-minute walk, private bedrooms from $698. It also holds a 1.6 out of 5 on FMP, with reviewers citing roaches, mold and leaky ceilings, so walk the building before the walk time sells you.

Which cheap apartment near UTA has the best reviews?

Maverick Place, from $739, at 4.2 out of 5 across five reviews and a 17-minute walk. Liv+ Arlington scores 5.0 at $599, but on a single review, which is thinner evidence. University Oaks Apartments is also 4.2 at a 13-minute walk and doesn't publish rent.