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Student Housing in Bloomington, IN
About Student Housing in Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana is a limestone college town of roughly 80,000 that swells every August when Indiana University-Bloomington brings tens of thousands of students back to the hills. Campus and city blur together, so student life spills well past the gates. Courthouse Square anchors downtown, where the Monroe County courthouse and the Saturday farmers market sit a few blocks from Kirkwood Avenue, the main artery between campus and downtown. You'll find walkable districts, leafy older streets, and the B-Line Trail, a former rail corridor cutting through town for runners and cyclists. The cultural calendar stays busy with the Lotus world-music festival, the Arts Fair on the Square, and a packed Hoosier sports schedule.
Best Neighborhoods for Students in Bloomington
Downtown and Courthouse Square
Put you in the middle of the action, walkable to campus, the farmers market, and most of the nightlife, which keeps it popular with upperclassmen.
The Kirkwood Avenue corridor
Splits the difference between campus and downtown, ideal if you want to roll out of bed and into a lecture hall.
McDoel Gardens
Just southwest, a quieter older neighborhood with residential streets and quick access to the B-Line Trail.
Getting Around Bloomington as a Student
Here's what you need to know about getting around Bloomington.