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Off-Campus Housing Near UConn
$1,600/unit
Fees may apply149 Monument St
$2,100+/unit
Fees may applyCarriage House Townhomes
$1,366+/unit
Fees may applyCeleron Square Apartments
$11,500/unit
Fees may applyEagle Court
$1,550+/unit
Fees may applyRenwood Apartments
$895+/unit
Fees may applyStorrs Student Living - 101 S Eagleville Rd (4BR Townhome)
$1,199/unit
Fees may applyThe Den Cedar Ridge
$1,319+/unit
Fees may applyThe Den Hunting Lodge
$1,296+/unit
Fees may applyThe Standard at Four Corners
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut gathers about 27,215 students in Storrs, a rural village in eastern Connecticut where campus basically is the town. Life centers on Storrs Center, the walkable district at the edge of campus where students live above the shops and gather on the green. Mirror Lake and the wooded paths give you quiet between classes, and the campus runs on Husky pride: Gampel Pavilion fills up for nationally ranked basketball, and game nights set the rhythm of winter. Spring Weekend and the lines at the UConn Dairy Bar are local traditions, the creamery being a campus institution. Storrs sits far from any city, so most students walk, bike, or ride the free UConn shuttle, and a car helps for trips to Hartford or the coast.
University of Connecticut Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
UConn does not run a blanket freshman live-on mandate, but on-campus demand is intense and first-year students are prioritized, so most underclassmen end up in the residence halls anyway. With enrollment rising, the university has been pushing more students toward off-campus options earlier than they used to.
Off-Campus Eligibility
When students do move off, the search stays tight to campus because Storrs is rural: complexes along the edges of campus and in neighboring Mansfield fill the gap. These places run as private leases with no formal UConn partnership, so you handle the logistics, the deposit, and the paperwork yourself. Mansfield enforces occupancy limits on rental houses, so confirm how many unrelated tenants a place is legally allowed to hold before you sign.
Lease Timing
Read for the parking setup, the shuttle route, and whether furniture is included. Most leases run twelve months and start in late August around move-in, so budget for paying through the summer.