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Where Clemson Students Live Off Campus: 5 Towns Compared
Where Clemson students live off campus comes down to about $1,000 a month to walk to class, or $400 to $650 a month for a bed 5 to 10 minutes away by car in Central or Seneca. The walkable places cluster around College Avenue; the cheap per-bed complexes sit out on the edges of town.
What Clemson Students Pay in Rent: Per-Bed Prices in Clemson, Central and Seneca (2026)
Plan on roughly $400 to $900 a month for your share of a place near Clemson. Here's what beds cost in Central, Seneca and near College Avenue as of October 2026, how that stacks up against a dorm, and the fees nobody quotes you.
