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Off-Campus Housing Near UNC Charlotte
$800+/unit
Fees may applyArcadia Student Living
$749+/unit
Fees may applyJunction 49
$770+/unit
Fees may applyMillennium One
$1,523+/unit
Fees may applyNOVEL University Place
$980+/unit
Fees may applyRush Charlotte
$815+/unit
Fees may applyThe Drake
$650+/unit
Fees may applyUniversity Townhomes at Charlotte
$819/unit
Fees may applyUniversity Walk Charlotte
$750+/unit
Fees may applyWalden Station
$770+/unit
Fees may applyAspen Heights University City
$650/unit
Fees may applyCampus Walk Condominiums
$650+/unit
Fees may applyColville Condominiums
$549+/unit
Fees may applyLatitude 49
$650/unit
Fees may applyUniversity Terrace North
$499+/unit
Fees may applyUniversity Village at Charlotte -Student ONLY
$800+/unit
Fees may applyWalden Station Apts
$769+/unit
Fees may applyYugo Charlotte College Downs
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte sends about 30,000 students into University City, a fast-growing pocket on Charlotte's northeast side that feels like its own town with a major metro attached. Campus is green and walkable, the 49ers play fall Saturdays at Jerry Richardson Stadium, and Niner Nation Week brings homecoming traffic to a roar. The best part is the LYNX Blue Line light rail, which runs straight onto campus and drops you in NoDa's arts district or Uptown in under 40 minutes, no car required. Closer in, the Toby Creek Greenway threads behind campus for runs and bike commutes, and weekends fill up with farmers markets, museums, and pro games downtown. It's a big-school feel with a real city in reach.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
UNC Charlotte requires first-time-in-college students to live on campus for their first year. Freshmen settle into residence halls while they adjust to University City and campus life.
Off-Campus Eligibility
The big exemption is geographic: if your permanent address is in Mecklenburg or a neighboring county such as Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, or Union, you are automatically released. Other exemptions cover students who are parents, primary caregivers, married, living with a sibling off campus, or facing documented hardship. You apply through Housing and Residence Life and need approval before signing anything off campus.
Lease Timing
By-the-bed complexes lease to one person per room with separate leases, so a roommate flaking does not sink you. Many student complexes bill utilities through a flat media-and-utility package on top of the base, and individual leases mean you sign for a specific bed, not the unit. Houses farther out run on standard 12-month leases, so confirm whether yours covers summer.