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The 11 Best Overall Student Apartments Near Cornell
Sorted by FMP Score from verified Cornell reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current Cornell reviews only.
Cornell University·Ithaca, NY·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Llenroc leads our July 2026 ranking of the 11 Best Overall student apartments near Cornell with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by College Townhouse and 312 College Avenue. Across the 11 properties reviewed, students keep coming back to amenities & shared spaces and management & maintenance: the overall signals that move a property up this ranking. Browse all off-campus housing near Cornell University for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified Cornell reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current Cornell reviews only.
| 1 | Llenroc | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $798/mo |
| 2 | College Townhouse | 4.4/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 3 | 312 College Avenue | 4.2/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 4 | The Ithacan Residences | 3.4/5 | 5 | – | $2349/mo |
| 5 | Collegetown Terrace | 2.6/5 | 5 | – | $639/mo |
| 6 | Campus Hill Apartments | 5.0/5 | 4 | – | $1400/mo |
| 7 | Collegetown Court | 1.7/5 | 3 | – | $775/mo |
| 8 | Coal Yard Apartments | 4.5/5 | 2 | – | $1240/mo |
| 9 | 140 Seneca Way | 3.0/5 | 2 | – | $2516/mo |
| 10 | Collegetown Plaza | 4.0/5 | 1 | – | $825/mo |
| 11 | Colonial Building | 1.0/5 | 1 | – | $825/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to Cornell campus. Rent is per person, per month.
FMP Score, high to low. That’s the whole ranking. It’s our overall measure of a property, combining verified review scores with signals reviews miss, like how current the listing is kept and how responsive management is. Ties go to the property with more verified reviews.
Every property near Cornell can appear, but it takes a minimum number of verified reviews before we score and rank it. Properties under that bar sit below every ranked property and move up automatically as reviews come in.
The FMP Score blends the social, management, and quality scores from verified reviews with signals that a place is actively and well run, like how up to date its listing is kept and how consistently management responds to residents. It’s built to surface genuinely well-run properties, not just the highest raw review average.
We ran every verified overall review for Cornell-area apartments through theme analysis. These are the themes students bring up most when a place feels well-rounded, by share of the reviews that mention them.
Based on AI analysis of verified Cornell overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete Cornell review data →
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The most active social scenes: shared spaces, resident events, and roommate matching, scored from verified reviews.
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see the ranking →Llenroc leads our July 2026 ranking of the 11 Best Overall student apartments near Cornell with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by College Townhouse and 312 College Avenue.
This list is ranked by one number: each property's overall score from verified reviews. Students rate a property's overall 1 to 5, and we average those scores, counting recent reviews more heavily than older ones. No self-reported data from landlords.
The best overall apartments score highly across everything students rate (social scene, management, and unit quality), not just one. This ranking uses each property's overall rating from verified reviews.
Monthly. We re-pull verified reviews and re-score every property at the start of each month, so the order reflects the most recent 24 months of student feedback. The “updated” date at the top of the page shows the latest refresh.
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why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Cornell, 4.4/5 from verified reviews. Price is not low, but fairly new facilities and furniture. The technician and leasing assistant react very fast to any requests
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Cornell, 4.2/5 from verified reviews. I had the most amazing 2 years living at 312. The apartment is a short walk from campus and safe to walk to and from at night with the new street lights installed a year ago. The management…
why it ranked: Holds a 3.4/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. The Ithacan Residences has been a fantastic place to stay. The location is hard to beat—right downtown with easy access to Ithaca…
why it ranked: Holds a 2.6/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. It's very amazing and easy-going for all people
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. good. although its far away from supermarkets，but all other things are really good！！
why it ranked: Holds a 1.7/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. Nice & clean place 👍
why it ranked: Holds a 4.5/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. I had a great time at this apartment building. The apartment building features spacious bedrooms, spacious and a well-equipped…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.0/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. Live here - isnt too bad good management staff
why it ranked: Holds a 1.0/5 overall score from verified Cornell reviews. Worst Accommodation. 0 Soundproofing of walls even though it is located right next to a nightclub. Windows don’t shut properly…