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Off-Campus Housing Near Elon
About Off-Campus Housing Near Elon University
Elon University fills its namesake town in Alamance County, North Carolina, with about 7,100 students on a campus so leafy it doubles as a botanical garden: storied oaks, brick pathways, and shaded commons. The town of Elon is small and tucked into the Burlington area between Greensboro and the Triangle, which makes campus the center of gravity for student life. Traditions hold it together: College Coffee gathers the community on the commons every Tuesday morning, and Under the Oaks marks opening convocation each fall. The environmental center at Loy Farm, where the EcoVillage houses students in green-built homes, gives campus a working-farm edge. Downtown Elon's Main Street is a short walk from the quad, and Greensboro and the Triangle are a quick drive away.
Elon University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Elon University has a two-year residency requirement, so first-year and sophomore students generally live on campus in its residential neighborhoods. Many stay on campus their third and fourth years too, since Elon aims to keep most undergraduates living on campus. Exemptions go through Residence Life and typically cover students living locally with family or with documented circumstances.
Off-Campus Eligibility
After the two-year mark, students who move off campus settle around the town of Elon and into neighboring Burlington and Gibsonville. Because Elon is small, much of the off-campus housing is regular Alamance County rentals rather than giant student complexes, so the process feels like renting a normal apartment or house, with an application, credit and background check, deposit, and often a guarantor. The closest walkable houses near campus are limited and go fast.