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Off-Campus Housing Near Lafayette College
$1,500+/unit
Fees may applyLafayette Hills
$1,347+/unit
Fees may applyLafayette Towers
About Off-Campus Housing Near Lafayette College
Lafayette College perches about 2,514 students on College Hill, a leafy rise above the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania, where the Lehigh Valley meets the New Jersey line. Campus is compact and walkable, with Victorian homes and academic buildings stacked along tree-lined streets that look out over the river. The defining tradition is the Lafayette-Lehigh football game, the most-played rivalry in college football, and Rivalry Week brings a bonfire, a car smash, and signs all over the Hill. Downtown Easton sits at the base of the slope, where Centre Square hosts a long-running public market and the rivers draw students to the waterfront in warm months. Most students walk everywhere on the Hill, and LANTA buses link campus to downtown.
Lafayette College Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Lafayette guarantees housing to all enrolled students and expects most of them to live on campus, moving through first-year halls, upper-class residences, and special-interest houses like the Arts House or Hillel House. First-years live on College Hill close to class.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Private off-campus living is essentially a senior privilege, and a small one: fewer than 15% of seniors get released from the housing contract to rent from a local landlord. You apply for that release through Residential Life, and approval is required before you sign anything.
Lease Timing
The College Hill rental market is small and competes with longtime local residents, so listings are limited and go quickly. Easton zoning matters here: a regulated rental unit generally can't house more than three unrelated people, which shapes how many roommates can legally share a place. Expect standard Pennsylvania leases with a security deposit and first month up front, and read for who handles heat and snow, since older College Hill houses can be drafty and winters here are real.