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Off-Campus Housing Near UCI
$958+/unit
Fees may applyCampus Village
$2,505/unit
Fees may applyHarvard Manor
$995+/unit
Fees may applyKapi Residences
$2,590+/unit
Fees may applyParkwood Apartment Homes
$2,985+/unit
Fees may applyStanford Court Apartment Homes
$2,630+/unit
Fees may applyTown Center Apartments – Ambrose
$940+/unit
Fees may applyVista del Campo Norte
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of California-Irvine
University of California, Irvine sets about 36,000 Anteaters down in one of the most deliberately planned cities in America, and you feel it the moment you arrive. Campus wraps around Aldrich Park, a 16-acre wooded circle ringed by the pedestrian loop students call Ring Road, where nearly everything orbits. Irvine runs on master-planned villages, manicured greenbelts, and a huge network of bike paths that make a car optional if you live close. The Bren Events Center hosts hoops and concerts, and the annual Anteater Involvement Fair packs the park with hundreds of clubs each fall. Beaches sit a short drive south, and the weather barely changes all year. Between Ring Road, the free Anteater Express shuttle, and bike lanes everywhere, getting around campus is easy once you learn the loop.
University of California-Irvine Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
UCI guarantees and effectively requires most first-years to live on campus in Mesa Court or Middle Earth for their first year. Living on campus the first year is also how you secure priority for second-year university housing. Because of that, the off-campus hunt really kicks in for sophomores and up.
Off-Campus Eligibility
When students move out, they head to the University Town Center area beside campus, then to nearby villages like Turtle Rock, Woodbridge, and Park West. The rental process in Irvine is professional and competitive, with large management companies that run firm credit and income checks. Students without strong credit almost always need a guarantor or cosigner, and some complexes require proof of enrollment.
Lease Timing
Read leases carefully for individual versus joint liability, since by-the-bed buildings handle roommates differently than a single shared lease. Confirm whether your spot includes parking and which utilities are bundled before signing. Locking arrangements in writing protects you in this competitive market.