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The 12 Best Management Student Apartments Near UCSD (November 2026)

University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, CAUpdated Monthly

By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed November 1, 2026

99 properties reviewed
464+ reviews analyzed
updated November 2026
independentno pay-to-rank
the short answer

Topaz leads our November 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Management student apartments near UCSD with a 3.0/5 management score, followed by Array La Mesa and SETA. Across the 99 properties reviewed, students keep coming back to maintenance turnaround and deposit fairness: the management signals that move a property up this ranking. Browse all off-campus housing near University of California, San Diego for every option.

  • winnerTopaz
  • management range3.0–5.0 / 5
  • avg walk304 min to campus
  • rent range$905–$4634 /person
the ranking

The 12 Best Management Student Apartments Near UCSD

Sorted by management score from verified UCSD reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UCSD reviews only.

  1. Topaz
    3.0(9 reviews)management

    why it ranked: Topaz stands out for management that actually stays on top of things the kind of team that makes student life easier instead of harder. Residents consistently praise how responsive and helpful the staff is, with maintenance requests handled quickly and communication that's genuinely clear. The team is friendly and professional without the runaround, which matters when you're juggling classes and don't have time for back-and-forth emails. As one resident put it, "Management is always helpful and on top of everything." When your landlord actually answers and fixes things, that's worth talking about.

    297 min walk to UCSD$1610/person/moSafeGreat location10/10 would recommendGood maintenance

The Full Ranking, One Table

Sort by any column. The rank stays with the property.
The full ranking of every listed apartment, sortable by any column.
fmp score
1Topaz3.0/53.09297 min$1610/mo
2Array La Mesa5.0/55.05354 min$2856/mo
3SETA5.0/55.05332 min$2561/mo
4Paseo place5.0/55.05294 min$1359/mo
5Zuma Student Housing5.0/55.05304 min$905/mo
6Monte5.0/55.05304 min$1495/mo
76nineteen5.0/55.05303 min$1399/mo
8Luxury Townhomes on Riley5.0/55.05203 min–
9Talmadge Canyon Park5.0/55.05275 min$2550/mo
10Atlas Alvarado5.0/55.05305 min$2624/mo
11Hillside Terrace Apartments5.0/55.05355 min$2025/mo
12Aztec Pacific Apartments5.0/55.05317 min$1895/mo

Walk times are door-to-door to UCSD campus. Rent is per person, per month.

FMP award criteria

How We Ranked These Apartments

1

Ranked by management

management score, high to low. That’s the whole ranking. Verified reviews rate it 1–5, and recent reviews count more than older ones. Ties go to the property with more reviews.

2

Who Makes the List

Every property near UCSD can appear, but it takes a minimum number of verified reviews to rank by score. Under-sampled properties sit below every qualified one, ordered by review count, and move up automatically as reviews come in.

3

The FMP Score

The composite score in the full table: management plus management and quality from verified reviews only. Useful context, but it doesn’t affect the order. Rankings are independent: there’s no way to pay for placement.

by the numbers

What Makes an Apartment ‘well-managed’ Near UCSD

We ran every verified management review for UCSD-area apartments through theme analysis. These are the themes students bring up most when a place feels well-managed, by share of the reviews that mention them.

Communication
75%
Deposit fairness
69%
Maintenance turnaround
50%

Based on AI analysis of verified UCSD management reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete UCSD review data →

faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best management student apartment near UCSD?

Topaz leads our November 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Management student apartments near UCSD with a 3.0/5 management score, followed by Array La Mesa and SETA.

How is this ranking calculated?

This list is ranked by one number: each property's management score from verified reviews. Students rate a property's management 1 to 5, and we average those scores, counting recent reviews more heavily than older ones. No self-reported data from landlords.

What makes an apartment’s management good?

In reviews, the highest management scores come from fast maintenance turnaround, fair deposit handling, and responsive, honest communication from the office.

How often is this ranking updated?

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.

How many reviews does a property need to be included?

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.

Is this ranking independent, or can properties pay to rank higher?

It's fully independent. There's no pay-to-rank. Position is set by verified reviews alone. Property managers can't buy placement, remove reviews, or influence the score.

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