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Auburn, Alabama is the textbook college town, a tidy city of around 80,000 that swells and quiets with Auburn University's calendar. The Tigers run the place, roughly 33,000 students who give downtown its energy and fill Jordan-Hare Stadium on fall Saturdays. Most students cluster within a mile or two of campus, in the downtown College Street core, along West Magnolia and South College, and out toward Glenn Avenue and Samford Avenue. When you want green space, there's Kiesel Park, Town Creek Park, and Chewacla State Park just south of town. Game days, concerts on the green, and a walkable downtown set the tone, and being a student renter here feels less like a side quest and more like the default way of life.
This area puts you steps from campus, restaurants, and nightlife, ideal if you want to walk everywhere and do not mind a livelier scene.
The classic student strip, walkable to class with a mix of apartments and rental houses.
Trades a little distance for more space and easy Tiger Transit access.
Here's what you need to know about getting around Auburn.
Auburn University runs Tiger Transit, a free bus system for students with more than two dozen routes looping through campus, residence halls, shopping areas, and the bigger off-campus apartment complexes. If you live close in, it covers most of your week and lets you leave the car parked. It is geared around the student population, so routes connect the places students actually need to reach.
Auburn is small and flat, so most students get by on foot and on a bike, especially within walking distance of campus. The campus core is compact enough that a 10 to 15 minute walk covers most of your day. Biking is genuinely practical here since the terrain is easy and distances are short.
Plenty of students still keep a car for grocery runs and weekend trips to Atlanta or the coast. You do not strictly need one if you live close in, but it is handy for getting beyond the campus core. Parking is usually easy to manage compared to a major metro.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
It depends on how close to campus you want to be and how many roommates you split with. A shared room in a student complex or a bedroom in a house often runs about $600-$1,000/month per person, while a one-bedroom on your own is usually closer to $1,000-$1,300/month. Living right downtown costs more than spots a mile or two out.
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