California State University, Sacramento·Sacramento, CA·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Gio leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near Sac State with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by American River Commons and La Provence. Across the 43 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 California State University, Sacramento for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified Sac State reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current Sac State reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near Sac State, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I love this apartment complex! It is so luxurious and the staff are so nice and willing to help! The appliances in the apartments are super nice and I love the layout of them. The floors…
| 1 | Gio | 5.0/5 | 5 | 53 min | $1990/mo |
| 2 | American River Commons | 5.0/5 | 5 | 29 min | $1525/mo |
| 3 | La Provence | 5.0/5 | 5 | 21 min | $2150/mo |
| 4 | Rivercrest Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | 26 min | $1620/mo |
| 5 | Estates at Wilhaggin | 5.0/5 | 5 | 63 min | $1650/mo |
| 6 | Ravello Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | 55 min | $1527/mo |
| 7 | The Phoenix Sacramento | 4.8/5 | 5 | 31 min | $4406/mo |
| 8 | The Carla by Trion Living | 4.8/5 | 5 | 56 min | – |
| 9 | Cadillac Drive Townhomes | 4.8/5 | 5 | 25 min | $1650/mo |
| 10 | ReNew Arden | 4.6/5 | 5 | 42 min | $1600/mo |
| 11 | The Mezzo | 4.6/5 | 5 | 17 min | $1780/mo |
| 12 | University River Village | 4.2/5 | 5 | 18 min | $1325/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to Sac State campus. Rent is per person, per month.
FMP Score, high to low. That’s the whole ranking. It’s our overall measure of a property, combining verified review scores with signals reviews miss, like how current the listing is kept and how responsive management is. Ties go to the property with more verified reviews.
Every property near Sac State 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 Sac State-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 Sac State overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete Sac State 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 →Gio leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near Sac State with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by American River Commons and La Provence.
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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student apartments near Sac State
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Sac State, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Alicia was absolutely wonderful!! Very timely and incredibly helpful - she was very responsive, informative, and proactive about the whole move-in process. It honestly made the move in…
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near Sac State, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Since Jessie started working here, the property has seen a major turnaround. The security of our gated community has become a top priority, and he does an excellent job ensuring the gate…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. Nice apartments with plenty of amenities. A secure location while still being close enough to experience sac while staying away…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. Genuinely amazing that somewhere in Sacramento could be this quiet, spacious, and still be at a good price. Mary the Manager is…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. I lived at Ravello for 8 years (2014 - 2022) and overall had a very positive experience. When I first moved in I was looking for…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.8/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. Hi I'm current resident so here's based on the experience so far the complex is always doing their best to improve the apartments…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.8/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. Sami is extremely responsive manager at this community. He won’t always helpful and even wont let you down in after-hours…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.8/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. I lived for four years while working at Sac State—a safe, peaceful place. I used to go out for runs every week right from my…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.6/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. Property manager Priscilla and the maintenance guys Robbie and Luis are great people. I had a good experience interacting with…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.6/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. I lived at the Mezzo for 6 months (March-September). It was definitely the best experience I've had with any apartment. CeAnn…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.2/5 overall score from verified Sac State reviews. I’ve had a great experience living at University River Village. The community is clean, quiet, and well-maintained, and the…