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Off-Campus Housing Near UChicago
$600/unit
Fees may apply5445 Ingleside by 3L Living
$685/unit
Fees may apply5540 Hyde Park by 3L Living
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of Chicago
The University of Chicago anchors about 17,800 students in Hyde Park, a tree-lined neighborhood on the city's South Side seven miles below the Loop. The campus is all Gothic quads and limestone, with the green Midway Plaisance running along its south edge, a former World's Fair grounds students cross daily and skate on in winter. Hyde Park feels like its own small town inside a big city: independent bookstores, the lakefront at Promontory Point, and the Museum of Science and Industry all in walking distance. Tradition runs deep, from the wild overnight Scav hunt each spring to the quirky Latke-Hamantash debate. Students walk or bike Hyde Park, ride the free shuttles after dark, and catch the Metra or CTA downtown when the city calls.
University of Chicago Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Chicago has a serious residency requirement: traditional first-year students must live on campus through their first six quarters, which works out to roughly the first two years. Summer quarters don't count toward that total.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Transfer students are welcome in the houses but aren't bound by the requirement, and once you have cleared it, most students at UChicago move into the surrounding Hyde Park neighborhood. Hyde Park rentals run through private landlords, the university's own marketplace, and management companies, so expect a credit and income check, a guarantor or cosigner, and a security deposit.
Lease Timing
Leases commonly run 12 months, and many landlords align move-ins with the quarter system or a fall start, though the citywide market also sees activity around standard May and October turnover. A lot of the stock is vintage courtyard buildings and converted greystones, so read the lease for heat and utility arrangements and check that radiators and windows actually work.