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New Orleans, Louisiana is one of America's most distinctive cities, a Mississippi River port of roughly 380,000 where music, food, and history run thick through every neighborhood. Tulane University anchors student life Uptown, sharing leafy St. Charles Avenue with Loyola and a steady stream of students who give the area a college-town feel inside a big city. The draw here is the culture: the French Quarter's historic streets, the live-music scene, Mardi Gras parades that take over the city each spring, and a Creole and Cajun food tradition. Green space includes the sprawling City Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country, and Audubon Park along the river near campus. It's historic, festive, and endlessly walkable in its older quarters.
Lined with the St. Charles streetcar and walkable to campus, Uptown is the obvious first choice and stays in heavy demand.
At the bend in the river near the streetcar's turn, Carrollton is a popular student pocket with a local, low-key vibe and a quick ride to class.
Centered near City Park and Bayou St. John, Mid-City draws students who want more space and a calmer, residential setting away from the campus crush.
Here's what you need to know about getting around New Orleans.
New Orleans is one of the more transit-friendly college cities in the South, thanks to the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, or RTA, which runs the historic streetcars and a network of buses. The St. Charles Avenue streetcar line is the student lifeline, rolling right past Tulane and Loyola Uptown and connecting to downtown and the edge of the French Quarter. Many students Uptown get by on the streetcar and buses alone. The streetcar makes the trip to class and downtown simple without a car.
The older quarters of New Orleans are endlessly walkable, and Uptown near campus is easy to cover on foot. Biking works well along the flat St. Charles corridor. The level terrain makes cycling a practical everyday option near the universities. Most daily errands Uptown are within walking distance.
A car is optional rather than essential if you live near campus. Parts of the city are spread out, and flood-prone streets can complicate driving. A car helps for reaching neighborhoods the streetcar does not serve, but many students Uptown skip one. Expect tight street parking in the denser older neighborhoods.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
New Orleans runs pricier than most Southern college cities, especially Uptown near Tulane. Studios average around $1,000 to $1,100 a month, one-bedrooms often land near $1,300, and apartments right by campus can climb higher, sometimes $1,700 and up. Splitting a larger Uptown or Carrollton place with roommates is the usual way students keep their share manageable.
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