University of Florida·Gainesville, FL·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
Social 28 Apartments leads our July 2026 ranking of the 10 Best Overall student apartments near UF with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by On20 Apartments and The Metropolitan Gainesville. Across the 10 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 Florida for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UF reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UF reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near UF, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I was looking for a nice apartment within walking distance to campus. Social 28 is clean, beautiful, and right next to campus. Isabella was incredibly helpful and gave us great information…
| 1 | Social 28 Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1035/mo |
| 2 | On20 Apartments | 4.8/5 | 5 | – | $709/mo |
| 3 | The Metropolitan Gainesville | 4.2/5 | 5 | – | $925/mo |
| 4 | The Wynwood | 4.0/5 | 5 | – | $595/mo |
| 5 | The Row | 4.0/5 | 5 | – | $914/mo |
| 6 | The Quarters Gainesville | 3.4/5 | 5 | – | $560/mo |
| 7 | The Standard at Gainesville | 2.8/5 | 5 | – | $1245/mo |
| 8 | Cabana Beach Gainesville | 2.2/5 | 5 | – | $620/mo |
| 9 | Legacy at The Standard | 2.0/5 | 5 | – | $1100/mo |
| 10 | Varsity House Gainesville - Historical Access | 1.8/5 | 5 | – | $685/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to UF 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 UF 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 UF-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 UF overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete UF review data →
each fmp ranking re-ranks the same properties by a different lens (management and quality among them) and keeps its own list, refreshed monthly.
The most active social scenes: shared spaces, resident events, and roommate matching, scored from verified reviews.
see the ranking →The most responsive, reliable landlords: maintenance turnaround, lease transparency, and deposit fairness.
see the ranking →The best unit and building quality: condition, upkeep, and amenities, scored from verified reviews.
see the ranking →Social 28 Apartments leads our July 2026 ranking of the 10 Best Overall student apartments near UF with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by On20 Apartments and The Metropolitan Gainesville.
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.
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.
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student apartments near UF
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UF, 4.8/5 from verified reviews. Would definitely recommend On20 to anyone. The staff has been very helpful through the whole lease process. Shoutout to Dwayne for the fast responses always.
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UF, 4.2/5 from verified reviews. Honneurson was very personable and accommodating—he gave me a tour even though I arrived unannounced. He was open to questions and answered everything thoroughly. The building itself is…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.0/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. The friendliest experience! Alex made me feel right at home! 10/10
why it ranked: Holds a 4.0/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. We toured here and it was great! Alex was wonderful and all of the people we met were so helpful!
why it ranked: Holds a 3.4/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. Wyatt was awsome got the job done and help me with the leasing process. Overall good team there
why it ranked: Holds a 2.8/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. I need to give an enormous thank you and shout out to Kia Jackson and Summer at The Standard Gainesville for assisting my…
why it ranked: Holds a 2.2/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. the people who work in the office are clueless. i received an email that i must move my belongings from the desk area in the next…
why it ranked: Holds a 2.0/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. Informative and friendly tour.
why it ranked: Holds a 1.8/5 overall score from verified UF reviews. I’ve had a really good experience living at Varsity House. The building is well kept and any issues that come up are handled…
