How Much Does Off-Campus Housing Cost Near William & Mary?
William & Mary off-campus housing cost lands around $995 to $1,400 a month for your own bedroom, based on the four Williamsburg apartment communities listed on Find My Place in October 2026. Split a two- or three-bedroom with friends and you can get under $730 each.
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William & Mary off-campus housing cost lands around $995 to $1,400 a month for your own bedroom, based on the four Williamsburg apartment communities listed on Find My Place in October 2026. Split a two- or three-bedroom with friends and you can get under $730 each. A one-bedroom to yourself starts at $995 at Willow Creek, 1.3 miles from campus.
Key Takeaways
- City Lofts Apartments on Middle Street is the closest listing at 0.7 miles, with two-bedroom plans from $995.
- Current Midtown Apartments prices by the bedroom: $1,099 in a four-bedroom, $1,300 in a three-bedroom.
- Three friends at District At Williamsburg? A $2,000 three-bedroom works out to about $667 each.
- Budget $40 to $100 a month for utilities (more in July, when the AC never shuts off).
- W&M's standard double is $10,513 for the 2026-27 school year. That covers two semesters, not twelve months.
- Freshmen and sophomores have to live on campus, so most students start this search as rising juniors.
Where These William & Mary Rent Numbers Come From
Every price in this guide comes from the FMP page for William and Mary off campus housing, which lists four apartment communities as of October 2026. Distances are the campus distances shown on each property page. All figures are base rent before fees.
Williamsburg is a small college town, not Richmond, so the managed-apartment market is small too. Treat these numbers as the going rate for a managed apartment, and expect a privately owned house split several ways to price differently.
William & Mary Off-Campus Housing Cost for a Room in a Shared Apartment
A private bedroom in a shared apartment near W&M runs about $995 to $1,400 a month. FMP's William & Mary page puts the typical shared-place bedroom at $600 to $1,200 per person, and the managed buildings sit at the top of that range.
Current Midtown Apartments, 221 Monticello Avenue (1.1 miles)
Current Midtown Apartments lists a 4BR/4BA at $1,099 and a renovated 4BR/4BA at $1,275. The 3BR/3BA plans are $1,300 and $1,325. A 2BR/2BA is $1,400, and the one-bedroom is $1,925.
Rent drops as the bedroom count goes up. That only makes sense if those are per-person prices, even though the site labels each plan "Whole Unit." So a four-bedroom here means $1,099 for your room, not $275.
City Lofts Apartments, 1400 Middle Street (0.7 miles)
City Lofts Apartments is the closest listing to campus. Two-bedroom, one-bath plans list at $995, and the one-bedrooms list at $1,515 and $1,565. A two-bedroom costing less than a one-bedroom points to a per-person price on the two-bedrooms. One of the one-bedroom listings is titled "All Utilities Included, Free Parking." Ask the office which plans that covers before you compare it to anything else.
What a One-Bedroom Costs Near William & Mary
A one-bedroom of your own near W&M starts at $995 and runs up to $1,925. The spread is wide. The cheapest are plain one-bedroom units at Willow Creek, and the priciest is a one-bedroom inside a by-the-bed student building.
- Willow Creek, 216 Parkway Drive (1.3 miles): three one-bedroom units listed at $995, $1,070 and $1,095.
- District At Williamsburg, 200 Mal Mae Court (1.7 miles): "Upgraded" one-bedrooms from $1,350, fully renovated ones at $1,425.
- City Lofts' one-bedrooms are $1,515 to $1,565, and one of them advertises utilities included.
- Current Midtown's one-bedroom is the outlier at $1,925.
Our take: Willow Creek at $995 is the best value on this list if you want to live alone. You'll save more than $900 a month compared with Current Midtown's one-bedroom, and the extra 0.2 miles won't hurt.
Splitting a Whole Apartment: The Cheapest Way to Rent Near W&M
Splitting a whole two- or three-bedroom is the cheapest managed option near William & Mary. District At Williamsburg prices the whole apartment, since rent rises with each bedroom. Its two-bedrooms list at $1,399 and $1,450, which is $700 to $725 each. The fully renovated three-bedroom is $2,000, or about $667 per person.
The trade-offs are real, though. Those two-bedrooms have one bathroom, and the three-bedroom has one and a half. You also need to bring your own roommates, because nobody matches you here the way a by-the-bed building does.
Utilities, Fees and Getting to Campus
Plan on $40 to $100 a month for utilities, according to FMP's William & Mary page. Virginia summers push that toward the top. None of the four buildings have posted their monthly fees on FMP yet, so ask each office for a full move-in cost in writing. Our guide to hidden fees in student apartment leases covers what to ask.
Transportation is cheaper than you'd think. The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority lets W&M students ride free with a university ID, while everyone else pays $1.50 a ride. That makes a 1.7-mile commute from Mal Mae Court a lot easier to live with if you don't have a car.
William & Mary Off-Campus Housing Cost vs Living on Campus
Off-campus housing near W&M only beats the dorms if you split an apartment. William & Mary's 2026-27 room rates list a standard double at $5,256.50 a semester ($10,513 for the year) and a standard single at $5,722.50 ($11,445). Evans and Ludwell apartments are $6,055.50 a semester.
Do the math over a full 12-month lease. A room at Current Midtown at $1,099 comes to $13,188, about $2,700 more than a standard double. Willow Creek's $995 one-bedroom is $11,940.
Split a District two-bedroom at $700 and you pay $8,400 for the year, which is more than $2,000 under the double. Add utilities and the gap narrows, but it doesn't close.
The two-year live-on requirement
W&M's returning student housing page says students who finished high school in 2025 and 2026 must live on campus for 2026-27. That's the two-year live-on rule. Upperclassmen who stay on campus go through the housing lottery, so juniors and seniors are the ones choosing between a dorm and a lease.
Frequently Asked Questions About William & Mary Off-Campus Housing Cost
How much is rent near William & Mary?
$995 to $1,400 for your own bedroom in a managed apartment, per October 2026 FMP listings. One-bedrooms run $995 to $1,925, and splitting a whole two- or three-bedroom can get you to about $667 to $725 each.
What is the cheapest off-campus housing near William & Mary?
District At Williamsburg, if you have roommates. Its $2,000 three-bedroom works out to about $667 a person. Living alone, Willow Creek's $995 one-bedroom is the lowest listed price.
Is it cheaper to live off campus at William & Mary?
Only if you share. A standard double is $10,513 for 2026-27, while a $1,099 room at Current Midtown costs $13,188 over 12 months. Splitting a District two-bedroom drops you to about $8,400 a year.
When can William & Mary students live off campus?
Junior year, for most. W&M requires students in their first two years after high school to live on campus.
How much should W&M students budget for utilities?
About $40 to $100 a month on top of rent, according to FMP's William & Mary page. Check whether your building bundles internet and parking before you compare prices.
Find My Place — By Students, For Students
Colton Hibbert is the founder and CEO of Find My Place. He started it after getting burned by the usual student housing routine: hidden fees, staged photos, and a leasing office that stopped answering the second the lease was signed. So he built the platform he wished he'd had. Today he sets the strategy and keeps the whole company pointed at one job, making off-campus housing something students can actually trust. He writes here about where the student housing market is headed and why FMP is built the way it is.
