How Much Does Off-Campus Housing Cost Near UAlbany?

UAlbany off-campus housing cost runs about $520 to $635 a month per person if you split a house in Pine Hills, with a median of $573 across 26 whole-unit floor plans on Find My Place. Where you live matters more than anything else. Want to walk to Uptown instead? The student buildings on Washington Avenue charge $895 to $1,385 for a bed. And living alone (a studio, say) starts near $1,195.

Key Takeaways

• Split a Pine Hills-area house and you're looking at $450 to $833 each (median $573).
• Astro and Block 75, the Washington Avenue buildings, cost more: $895 to $1,385 a bed.
• Single rooms? $580 to $665.
• Luna Studios has the cheapest studio near Uptown at $1,195. Most one-bedrooms fall between $1,350 and $1,995 (the top end is downtown).
• Dorm math: a Quad standard double is $10,605 for 2026-27, and that's before food. Twelve months of a $573 share is $6,876.
• Your UAlbany ID gets you on CDTA buses, which matters if you rent in Pine Hills.

UAlbany Off-Campus Housing Cost in Pine Hills Houses

Got roommates? Then Pine Hills wins on price. Nearly everything listed there is a whole floor or a whole house (think Hamilton, Morris, Myrtle, Yates, Partridge, South Allen) with one price for the unit. Divide by the bedrooms and it gets friendly fast. Every price below comes from the Find My Place page for off-campus housing near UAlbany.

• 219 Partridge Street: a 4-bedroom at $1,800, or $450 each.
• 640 Morris Street: a 4-bedroom at $2,000 ($500 each) or a 6-bedroom at $3,000 ($500 each).
• 475 Hamilton Street: a 4-bedroom at $2,200, or $550 each.
• 914 Park Ave: a 5-bedroom at $2,825, about $565 each.
• 811 Madison Avenue: 3-bedroom apartments at $1,950, or $650 each.

One thing to know before you fall for the price. These houses sit 2.2 to 3.0 miles from the Uptown Campus, according to each listing's Find My Place page. That's a bus ride, not a walk, if most of your classes are uptown.

Renting a Single Room Near UAlbany

Short a roommate or two? A few Albany landlords rent single rooms, and they land right where the house-share math does: $580 to $665.

• Ontario St- C: the second-floor 4-bedroom lists at $580, exactly a quarter of the $2,320 first-floor unit, so read it as a per-room price.
• 433 Hamilton St: a room for $595, or the whole renovated 4-bedroom for $2,000.
• 523 Hamilton Street: $650 a room in a 5-bedroom, rented by the room.
• 140 Rosemont St: $665 per person, and closer to Uptown at 1.4 miles.

What Washington Avenue Student Complexes Cost Near Uptown

Walking to class costs extra. Block 75 and Astro sit 0.5 to 0.6 miles from Uptown and rent by the bed, which puts them $300 to $400 a month above a Pine Hills share.

• Block 75, 1475 Washington Ave (0.5 mi): $985 to $1,210 per bed in a 4-bedroom, $1,080 to $1,280 in a 3-bedroom, $1,135 to $1,385 in a 2-bedroom. Rated 4.8 on Find My Place.
• Astro Apartments, 1379 Washington Ave (0.6 mi): $895 per bed in a furnished 2-bedroom, $995 for other 2-bedroom plans. Also rated 4.8.

How do we know Block 75 prices by the bed? Its 4-bedroom plans start at $985 and its 2-bedroom plans at $1,135. Rent that falls as the unit gets bigger only works per person. Astro labels its furnished 2-bedroom "price per bed" outright.

What It Costs to Live Alone Near UAlbany

A place of your own near UAlbany starts around $1,195 and runs past $1,900 downtown. Here's the spread:

• Luna Studios, 1383 Washington Ave (0.6 mi): studios at $1,195 to $1,295, the cheapest solo option near Uptown.
• Stonehenge Gardens Apartments (1.5 mi): a studio at $1,480, one-bedrooms at $1,650 to $1,665.
• 271 South Allen St (2.2 mi): a one-bedroom at $1,495.
• 318 State St (3.8 mi): one-bedrooms at $1,350 to $1,495.
• Abraxas at 90 State (4.4 mi): downtown one-bedrooms from $1,870 to $1,995, rated 5.0.

UAlbany Off-Campus Housing Cost vs Living on Campus

Off campus usually wins here, and not by a little. The university's 2026-27 undergraduate cost page prices on-campus housing at $10,605 for the academic year, based on a Quad standard double. It lists a meal plan at $6,600 on top of that.

Compare that to a Pine Hills house share at the $573 median. Twelve months of rent comes to $6,876, and you get the summer. A $985 bed at Block 75 totals $11,820 for a full year, about $1,200 more than a dorm double, but with no meal plan attached. You'll be buying groceries instead of a meal plan, so budget for that.

Getting From Pine Hills to Class

Bus fare won't be part of your budget. UAlbany's mass transit page says current students can use their UAlbany ID to ride all UAlbany and CDTA buses. The same page notes the UAlbany bus system itself runs on the Uptown Campus only, so from Pine Hills you're riding CDTA.

Find My Place's UAlbany page mentions the CDTA BRT line on Washington Avenue for getting around. Before you sign a lease, check the walk from your door to the nearest stop.

Frequently Asked Questions About UAlbany Off-Campus Housing Cost

What is the cheapest off-campus housing near UAlbany?

$450 a person, if you fill a 4-bedroom at 219 Partridge Street ($1,800 for the unit). For a single room, Ontario St- C lists one at $580. Neither is walkable to Uptown (2.6 and 2.8 miles), so you'll be on the bus.

How much should I budget a month to live off campus at UAlbany?

Plan on $700 to $850 all in for a Pine Hills house share. That's roughly $575 in rent plus your split of utilities and internet if they aren't included. Many house listings don't say, so ask. Near Uptown, budget $1,000 or more.

Is it cheaper to live on or off campus at UAlbany?

Off campus, in most cases. A Quad standard double is $10,605 for the 2026-27 school year, plus $6,600 for a meal plan. A typical Pine Hills share is under $7,000 for a full 12 months of rent.

Do Albany landlords charge per person or per unit?

Per unit, mostly. Pine Hills houses list one price for the whole floor or house, and you split it. The exceptions are the student complexes on Washington Avenue, which price by the bed, and a few owners who rent single rooms.