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The 12 Best Overall Student Apartments Near UCSD
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UCSD reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UCSD reviews only.
University of California, San Diego·San Diego, CA·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Topaz leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UCSD with a 3.0/5 FMP Score, followed by 6nineteen and The Fletcher. Across the 99 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 University of California, San Diego for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UCSD reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UCSD reviews only.
| 1 | Topaz | 3.0/5 | 9 | 297 min | $1610/mo |
| 2 | 6nineteen | 5.0/5 | 5 | 303 min | $1399/mo |
| 3 | The Fletcher | 5.0/5 | 5 | 348 min | – |
| 4 | Luxury Townhomes on Riley | 5.0/5 | 5 | 203 min | – |
| 5 | Array La Mesa | 5.0/5 | 5 | 354 min | $2856/mo |
| 6 | SETA | 5.0/5 | 5 | 332 min | $2561/mo |
| 7 | Paseo place | 5.0/5 | 5 | 294 min | $1359/mo |
| 8 | Talmadge Canyon Park | 5.0/5 | 5 | 275 min | $2550/mo |
| 9 | Atlas Alvarado | 5.0/5 | 5 | 305 min | $2624/mo |
| 10 | Hillside Terrace Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | 355 min | $2025/mo |
| 11 | 4761 Jessie Avenue, La Mesa, CA, USA | 5.0/5 | 5 | 340 min | – |
| 12 | Veranda La Mesa | 5.0/5 | 5 | 338 min | $1933/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to UCSD 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 UCSD 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 UCSD-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 UCSD overall 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 →
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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 →Topaz leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UCSD with a 3.0/5 FMP Score, followed by 6nineteen and The Fletcher.
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.
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why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UCSD, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I was an exchange student living at 6Nineteen in Fall 2025, and I honestly loved it from the second I moved in. The amenities are super new and modern, and every room has its own private…
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UCSD, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. My family and I have been living here for over 2 years now the communication between management and tenants is great and excellent location near freeways.
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. Alexis Vazquez was wonderful to work with. She was always quick to respond, very knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful throughout…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. I was honestly stuck between two different places in the area, but after my experience here, the decision became so easy. From…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. This is such a really well run Property. Everything is immaculate and really well capped. The community manager Carol is also…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. I had an issue at the beginning of my stay and initially left a negative review, but the team responded quickly and handled it…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. My boyfriend and I have lived here for over two years now and absolutely love it. The maintenance crew is the best I have ever…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. Living here is a delight..you’ll see how gorgeous everything is and all the staff are friendly and quick to address anything…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. The thing that makes Hillside good is that it's an actual community. Concerns or needs are listened to and addressed. Mrs. Fahey…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. I’ve been living here for over a year, and this is truly the best place I’ve ever lived. The atmosphere is welcoming…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UCSD reviews. I’ve been living here for over a year, and this is truly the best place I’ve ever lived. The atmosphere is welcoming…