University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign·Champaign, IL·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
HERE Champaign leads our July 2026 ranking of the 10 Best Overall student apartments near UIUC with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by The Tower at Third and The Rive Champaign. 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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UIUC reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UIUC reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near UIUC, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Although I don’t live here, I toured with an amazing community assistant (Martyna), and was able to experience a clean and friendly environment. Management seems great, and the amenities…
| 1 | HERE Champaign | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1089/mo |
| 2 | The Tower at Third | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $939/mo |
| 3 | The Rive Champaign | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1055/mo |
| 4 | 309 Green | 4.2/5 | 5 | – | $1079/mo |
| 5 | The Suites at Third | 4.2/5 | 5 | – | $799/mo |
| 6 | The Dean Campustown | 3.8/5 | 5 | – | $1115/mo |
| 7 | Burnham 310 | 3.4/5 | 5 | – | $920/mo |
| 8 | Lancaster Apartments | 2.8/5 | 5 | – | $905/mo |
| 9 | Pacifica on Green | 2.6/5 | 5 | – | $869/mo |
| 10 | The Peer | 3.0/5 | 3 | – | $995/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to UIUC campus. Rent is per person, per month.
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We ran every verified overall review for UIUC-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.
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see the ranking →HERE Champaign leads our July 2026 ranking of the 10 Best Overall student apartments near UIUC with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by The Tower at Third and The Rive Champaign.
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 UIUC
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UIUC, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. the Tower at Third is awesome, and seeing Maddy always brightens my day! maddy is literally my heart 🤍
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UIUC, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Absolutely lovely staff at this building!! The building has new staff ever since being rebranded from 212 East to The Rive Champaign in Summer 2025. The front desk staff are some of the…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.2/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. Hunter gave us great tour today 309 Green. He was very informative and very nice. Thank you very much Hunter!
why it ranked: Holds a 4.2/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. Madison was INCREDIBLE to work with! You can tell she loves her job and wants to help in any way she can! I would recommend her…
why it ranked: Holds a 3.8/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. Went to see the area and someone was just finishing seeing the area and was very excited to tell me how good Deziree was and she…
why it ranked: Holds a 3.4/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. I want to give a huge shoutout to LYNETTE! I had a massive panic tonight when I accidentally dropped my wallet down the trash…
why it ranked: Holds a 2.8/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. I would highly recommend to anyone attending UIUC within walking distance near Greek Row & affordable rates.
why it ranked: Holds a 2.6/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. Abby was so incredibly helpful in helping us walk through the leasing process over the phone without being there in person. She…
why it ranked: Holds a 3.0/5 overall score from verified UIUC reviews. 位置不错 哪儿都方便 但素这个学期大门三个月没修好导致快递室在圣诞节被洗劫实在是有点一言难尽….