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Off-Campus Housing Near Texas Tech
$419+/unit
Fees may applyRaiders Pass
$320+/unit
Fees may applyThe One at Lubbock
$479+/unit
Fees may applyThe Republic at Lubbock
$459+/unit
Fees may applyThe Scarlet
$499+/unit
Fees may applyTHRIVE in Lubbock
$425/unit
Fees may applyThe Grove at Lubbock
$449/unit
Fees may applyThe Holly
$400+/unit
Fees may applyThe Maddox
About Off-Campus Housing Near Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University packs roughly 40,322 Red Raiders into Lubbock, the hub of the West Texas plains. Campus is known for its Spanish Renaissance architecture and wide-open layout, and game days revolve around Jones AT&T Stadium, where the Masked Rider charges the field and the Goin' Band keeps the crowd loud. Basketball fills United Supermarkets Arena, and every December the Carol of Lights drapes campus in tens of thousands of bulbs. Lubbock claims Buddy Holly as its favorite son and honors those music roots downtown. Mackenzie Park gives you trails, disc golf, and an amphitheater on the northeast side. The city is flat and spread out, so most students drive, bike, or hop the campus shuttle, and the student-heavy blocks just north and south of campus stay walkable to class.
Texas Tech University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Texas Tech University requires most first-year students to live in the residence halls, a standard live-on policy. Most freshmen at Texas Tech spend their first year in the halls before pouring into the off-campus blocks around campus. The policy shapes when students begin their off-campus search for sophomore year.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Exemptions cover students who are older, married, have dependents, live at home with a parent or guardian within commuting distance, or have enough prior college credit. Once that first year is behind you, students move into the off-campus blocks around campus. The Lubbock market is heavily geared toward students, with lots of purpose-built, by-the-bed complexes plus older houses in the close-in neighborhoods.
Lease Timing
By-the-bed leasing is the big local quirk: you're usually responsible only for your own room, not the whole unit, which simplifies roommate risk. Expect an application with income or guarantor verification and a deposit or admin fee. Read leases for what's included, since furniture, utilities caps, and parking vary a lot from complex to complex.