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Off-Campus Housing Near IU
$250/unit
Fees may applyState on Campus Bloomington
$500/unit
Fees may applyThe Stratum at Indiana
3.4
$449+/unit
Fees may applyThe Village at Muller Park
1.8
$525/unit
Fees may applyElevate Apartments
About Off-Campus Housing Near Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington brings about 43,064 students to Bloomington, a classic college town in southern Indiana that lives and breathes the school. The wooded campus is one of the prettiest in the Midwest, full of limestone buildings, and it runs right into downtown along Kirkwood Avenue, where student life concentrates with shops and the public square. Bloomington is genuinely walkable, and Bloomington Transit covers the gaps. The hilly, tree-covered terrain gives the place real character, and nearby parks and state forest land keep the outdoors close. Basketball is religion here, and the Little 500 bike race each spring is the town's signature event, immortalized on screen and still a huge deal.
Indiana University-Bloomington Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
New first-year students at IU Bloomington are required to live on campus. The requirement is administered through IU Housing, which reviews exemption requests on a case-by-case basis.
Off-Campus Eligibility
You can apply for a residency exemption through IU Housing if you qualify, with common grounds being living with a parent or guardian within 25 miles of Bloomington, being a transfer student, being 21 before your first semester, or being married. After the first year, most students move off campus into the dense rental scene around campus and downtown. Expect applications, a security deposit, and a co-signer if you lack credit history.
Lease Timing
Leases typically begin in August, so plan your move-in around then alongside classes that start in mid-to-late August. Watch the lease for joint versus per-bedroom liability in group houses. Bloomington also has strict occupancy rules in some residential zones, so verify the legal occupancy before signing a house with a big group.