Rutgers University-New Brunswick·New Brunswick, NJ·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Arbol by Gomes leads our July 2026 ranking of the 5 Best Overall student apartments near Rutgers with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by 44 Courtlandt and Birchwood Terrace. Across the 5 properties reviewed, students keep coming back to amenities & shared spaces and management & maintenance: the overall signals that move a property up this ranking. Browse all off-campus housing near Rutgers University-New Brunswick for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified Rutgers reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current Rutgers reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near Rutgers, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I enjoy how patient and helpful staff is! As a college student I really enjoy the spaces they offer in order to get some work done.
| 1 | Arbol by Gomes | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $2200/mo |
| 2 | 44 Courtlandt | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $2165/mo |
| 3 | Birchwood Terrace | 3.8/5 | 5 | – | $1775/mo |
| 4 | 130 Easton | 2.6/5 | 5 | – | $1600/mo |
| 5 | Skyline Tower | 2.4/5 | 5 | – | $2250/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to Rutgers campus. Rent is per person, per month.
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Every property near Rutgers can appear, but it takes a minimum number of verified reviews before we score and rank it. Properties under that bar sit below every ranked property and move up automatically as reviews come in.
The FMP Score blends the social, management, and quality scores from verified reviews with signals that a place is actively and well run, like how up to date its listing is kept and how consistently management responds to residents. It’s built to surface genuinely well-run properties, not just the highest raw review average.
We ran every verified overall review for Rutgers-area apartments through theme analysis. These are the themes students bring up most when a place feels well-rounded, by share of the reviews that mention them.
Based on AI analysis of verified Rutgers overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete Rutgers review data →
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The most active social scenes: shared spaces, resident events, and roommate matching, scored from verified reviews.
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see the ranking →Arbol by Gomes leads our July 2026 ranking of the 5 Best Overall student apartments near Rutgers with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by 44 Courtlandt and Birchwood Terrace.
This list is ranked by one number: each property's overall score from verified reviews. Students rate a property's overall 1 to 5, and we average those scores, counting recent reviews more heavily than older ones. No self-reported data from landlords.
The best overall apartments score highly across everything students rate (social scene, management, and unit quality), not just one. This ranking uses each property's overall rating from verified reviews.
Monthly. We re-pull verified reviews and re-score every property at the start of each month, so the order reflects the most recent 24 months of student feedback. The “updated” date at the top of the page shows the latest refresh.
There's a minimum number of verified reviews to rank by score, and we don't publish the exact bar so it can't be gamed. Properties under it still appear, below every qualified property and ordered by review count, so a 5.0 from one review never outranks a 4.5 from thirty. Once a property collects enough reviews, it moves into the scored ranking automatically.
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why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Rutgers, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Michael has been an exceptional property manager from day one. He was consistently responsive, resourceful, and genuinely caring throughout our daughter’s time at 44 Courtlandt. Any…
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Rutgers, 3.8/5 from verified reviews. Great place to live, big parking lot and the best part is that the rent is very low... no good place the very bad smell coming people smoking over. There is no safe place. No safe parking.
why it ranked: Holds a 2.6/5 overall score from verified Rutgers reviews. I don't know how it is now, but when I lived here, 130 Easton was one of the best places to live off-campus at Rutgers. Clean…
why it ranked: Holds a 2.4/5 overall score from verified Rutgers reviews. I lived here for 2.5 years as a Rutgers student. While the rent might be higher for some, it's definitely worth it considering…