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When to Look for Off-Campus Housing at KU: The Lawrence Lease Calendar
Start looking for off-campus housing at KU in October and have a lease picked out by late January for a move-in the following August. Student complexes near campus hand over keys between August 13 and 20, and KU's deadline for returning students to renew campus housing lands in late January.
Where KU Students Live Off Campus: Oread, East Lawrence, West Lawrence and 2 More Areas Compared
The KU off-campus neighborhoods students actually pick come down to five areas. Oread, between campus and downtown, is the walkable default; Hawks Pointe on W 7th Street has the cheapest bed at $439; the student complexes south of campus start around $640 a bed; and West Lawrence trades distance for quieter, bigger apartments.
How Much Does Off-Campus Housing Cost Near KU?
KU off-campus housing cost comes to about $733 a month for a bed in a by-the-bed student complex, the median starting rate across eight complexes near the University of Kansas on Find My Place. The cheapest bed is $439 at Hawks Pointe, 0.9 miles from campus, and living alone starts around $789.