The University of Texas at Austin·Austin, TX·Updated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed July 1, 2026
The Sinclair leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UT Austin with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Yugo Austin Rio and Grandmarc Austin. Across the 43 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 The University of Texas at Austin for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UT Austin reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UT Austin reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near UT Austin, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Our daughter is living here and such a great apt. Super convenient to campus. Get one while you can! Brand New
| 1 | The Sinclair | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1255/mo |
| 2 | Yugo Austin Rio | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1249/mo |
| 3 | Grandmarc Austin | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1299/mo |
| 4 | The Nine at West Campus | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $937/mo |
| 5 | Venue on Guadalupe | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1225/mo |
| 6 | Axis West Campus | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $892/mo |
| 7 | 6th Street West Apartments Austin | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1095/mo |
| 8 | Barranca Square Student Apartments | 4.8/5 | 5 | – | $1195/mo |
| 9 | Villas on Rio | 4.6/5 | 5 | – | $989/mo |
| 10 | Aura Thirty2 | 4.4/5 | 5 | – | $1930/mo |
| 11 | The Quarters on Campus | 4.4/5 | 5 | – | $604/mo |
| 12 | Inspire on 22nd | 4.4/5 | 5 | – | $799/mo |
Walk times are door-to-door to UT Austin 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 UT Austin 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 UT Austin-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 UT Austin overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete UT Austin review data →
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The most active social scenes: shared spaces, resident events, and roommate matching, scored from verified reviews.
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see the ranking →The Sinclair leads our July 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UT Austin with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Yugo Austin Rio and Grandmarc Austin.
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 UT Austin
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UT Austin, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. This is a great place to live with exceptional staff and amenities. I highly recommend it.
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UT Austin, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. Avery (leasing manager) gave us a tour and was one of the most helpful people I’ve ever met! Thank you!!!
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. Best place to stay close by everything matlet, university and amazing staff
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. We had a fantastic experience at the complex! Staff was very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. He was able to answer all the…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. Great service. Quick maintenance. Only took a few hours after request to finish it
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. Perfect location, great in walking and biking distance to everything. Good size apartments for a great prize. The perfect…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.8/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. I lived here 2022-23 and it was great. Maintenance was quick and no pests. Only drawback is that the apartment door goes straight…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.6/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. This is a great place to live with exceptional staff and amenities. I highly recommend it.
why it ranked: Holds a 4.4/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. Antonio and Miguel are amazing! The kindest maintenance guys ever!!!
why it ranked: Holds a 4.4/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. I lived at both Quarters Sterling and Grayson during my years at UT (furnished and unfurnished)! Never had any pest issues and…
why it ranked: Holds a 4.4/5 overall score from verified UT Austin reviews. The staff and building are simply amazing. It's the best housing downtown. They offer a lot for a great price here.