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Modern Amli Art District Denver apartment building with large balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows. Two vertical flags and a sign indicate the presence of a leasing center at the entrance.

$1,454/unit

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Amli Art District

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A modern building labeled Assembly Student Living offers vibrant student accommodation, with a tall tower behind it featuring a colorful mural of a hand holding a pencil set against the clear blue sky.

$540+/unit

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Assembly Student Living

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CoLab Apartments

$990+/unit

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CoLab Apartments

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Modern four-story apartment building with large windows, colorful yellow and teal accent panels, and the word “COLAB” on the exterior. Live at CoLab Denver—people stroll by on the sidewalk as a car is parked on the street in front.

$890/person

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Live at Colab

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Sentral

$1,479/unit

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Sentral

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The Casey by windsor

$1,472/unit

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The Casey by windsor

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A modern, multi-story apartment building with large windows and balconies sits along a quiet city street at dusk. The ground floor features commercial spaces, and trees line the sidewalk.

$1,295+/unit

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24Fifty

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Modern Alas Over Lowry Denver apartment complex with a large outdoor swimming pool and a smaller hot tub in the foreground, surrounded by lounge chairs and lit by evening lights under a colorful twilight sky.

$2,095/unit

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Alas over lowry

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Hanover Evans Station

$1,545+/unit

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Hanover Evans Station

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Muse

$1,697+/unit

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Muse

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Residence Village

$4,798+/unit

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Residence Village

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Residences at University Hills

$2,099/unit

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Residences at University Hills

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A modern multi-story apartment building, University House Denver blends red brick and light-colored siding, featuring large windows and landscaped greenery under a partly cloudy sky.

$895+/unit

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University house denver

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University Lofts, a modern five-story apartment building with a brick and glass exterior, sits on a busy city corner; cars, bikes, and pedestrians move through the intersection under a clear blue sky.

$925+/unit

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University Lofts

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Spacious modern living room with high ceilings, large windows, contemporary furniture, a blue sofa, dining table set for six, indoor plants, and sunlight streaming in—overlooking the serene Viceroy Observatory Park.

$1,495+/unit

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Viceroy Observatory Park

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A modern multi-story building with large windows reflecting the colorful sunset sky creates a striking vista in Denver, Colorado. Red and gray exteriors, parked cars, and leafless trees frame the vibrant urban scene.

$750+/person

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Vista Denver

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23 N Clarkson St

$1,595/unit

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23 N Clarkson St

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300 East Seventeenth Apartments

$1,213/unit

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300 East Seventeenth Apartments

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1035 S Josephine St

$10,000/unit

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1035 S Josephine St

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1197 S Mariposa St

$4,500/unit

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1197 S Mariposa St

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1460 S Ash St

$1,300/unit

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1460 S Ash St

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About Off-Campus Housing Near University of Colorado Denver

CU Denver is an urban campus on the Auraria campus complex in downtown Denver, shared with Metropolitan State University and Community College of Denver. Students are mostly from the Denver metro area and commute from throughout the city — there is no single dominant off-campus neighborhood for CU Denver students the way there is for a traditional residential campus. The neighborhoods most popular with students who do live near campus include Capitol Hill, Baker, Five Points, and RiNo — walkable, transit-accessible, and affordable relative to Denver's overall market. Shared rooms in these neighborhoods typically run $900–$1,300/month. Denver's RTD light rail and bus system connects the Auraria campus to most city neighborhoods effectively.

University of Colorado Denver Housing Requirements

Live-On Requirements

CU Denver has no on-campus housing and no live-on requirements. Students are entirely self-directed in finding housing throughout the Denver metro area. The university is designed as an urban commuter institution, and housing is treated as a personal logistics matter rather than a campus resource.

Off-Campus Eligibility

No contracted or approved housing system exists. Students rent freely throughout Denver and the broader metro. CU Denver's student services office provides housing resources. The most important factor is proximity to an RTD route that connects to the Auraria campus downtown.

Lease Timing

Denver's rental market runs on standard 12-month cycles with summer being the primary turnover period. Starting 2–3 months before your desired move-in is generally sufficient. Popular neighborhoods like Cap Hill and Baker have enough inventory that early searching is about getting the right unit rather than racing to beat other students.

Housing policies change frequently. Always verify current requirements directly with University of Colorado Denver before signing a lease.

When to Start Looking for Housing Near University of Colorado Denver

Early Searchers

Starting in April or May for summer or fall move-in puts you in the market when Denver inventory is at its highest. Cap Hill, Baker, and Five Points listings peak in spring. Early movers get to compare options carefully rather than deciding under time pressure.

Peak Demand Window

May through July is the peak turnover period for Denver rentals. CU Denver students compete with the broader Denver rental market — young professionals, healthcare workers, and others — rather than primarily other students. Demand is spread across the city and reflects general Denver rental trends.

Last-Minute Options

Denver is a large city with enough inventory that last-minute housing is always available. Students searching in August will find options in most desirable neighborhoods, though specific unit types (well-maintained studios in Cap Hill, large houses in Baker) will be more limited.

Neighborhoods Near University of Colorado Denver

Capitol Hill

About a mile east of the Auraria campus, Cap Hill is one of Denver's most walkable and dense urban neighborhoods. Popular with young people of all backgrounds, including CU Denver students. Older apartment buildings, Victorian houses divided into flats, and a lively strip on Colfax. Connected to campus by bus and the 16th Street Mall free shuttle.

Baker / South Broadway

South of downtown, Baker has become one of Denver's most desirable neighborhoods for young renters — good restaurants, bars, and retail on South Broadway. About a 15-minute bike ride to the Auraria campus. RTD buses run along Broadway to downtown.

Frequently Asked Questions: Off-Campus Housing Near University of Colorado Denver

Common questions from students searching for housing.

Shared rooms in the neighborhoods most popular with CU Denver students (Cap Hill, Baker, Five Points) typically run $900–$1,300/month. Solo apartments in these neighborhoods start around $1,200–$1,600/month. Denver's market has risen considerably but remains below coastal cities.

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