
$895+/unit
Fees may applyAventine at DeLand

$1,379+/unit
Fees may applyDeland Commons Apartments

$950/unit
Fees may applyAthens Commons- Student Housing
DeLand, Florida is a small, walkable Central Florida city of around 40,000, set inland between Orlando and Daytona Beach with a genuinely charming historic core. Stetson University anchors the town, its red-brick campus blending right into the tree-lined streets, so students are a defining part of daily life here. Downtown is the heart of it, a National Main Street district of brick storefronts, galleries, and frequent community festivals, with the historic Garden District of restored homes nearby. You're a short drive from the St. Johns River, state parks, and natural springs. As a student renter you get a true college-town feel, where campus and downtown blur together and most of your life sits within a few walkable blocks.
The walkable historic core beside campus, ideal for students who want to ditch the car for daily life.
A historic neighborhood of restored homes just off downtown, quiet, leafy, and within walking distance of Stetson.
The immediate streets around campus hold classic student houses and small communities, the closest you can get to class.
Here's what you need to know about getting around Deland.
Votran, the Volusia County bus system, serves DeLand and links it toward the wider county, including connections toward Daytona Beach, though service is daytime-oriented and routes are limited, so don't count on it for everything. There is also a regional rail station on the SunRail line opening connections toward the Orlando area. The bus covers some daytime trips for students without a car. For reaching Orlando, the SunRail line is a useful option.
DeLand is one of the more walkable college towns in Florida, at least at its core. Stetson's campus sits right beside the historic downtown, so students living nearby can handle class, errands, and downtown life on foot or by bike across flat, shaded, tree-lined streets. Living car-light near campus is realistic here. The compact, walkable center makes daily trips easy on foot or by bike.
Beyond the walkable center, the city spreads into residential areas where a car helps for groceries and reaching the river and springs. Students living farther out may find a vehicle useful for errands and trips to the outdoors. Those who drive should expect to use a car mainly for destinations beyond downtown. For daily life near campus, though, a car is often optional.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
DeLand is relatively affordable for Florida. A bedroom in a shared house or multi-bedroom apartment near Stetson often runs around $600-$900/month per person. Smaller one-bedrooms and nicer townhomes downtown push higher, commonly $1,000-$1,500/month for a whole unit. Sharing a house with roommates near campus is the classic way students keep it low.
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