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Off-Campus Housing Near Wake Forest
$1,025+/unit
Fees may applyCharlton Farms
$1,349+/unit
Fees may applyCreekside at The Grounds
$1,530+/unit
Fees may applyCrowne Park
$923+/unit
Fees may applyEnclave at North Point Apartments
$1,350+/unit
Fees may applyLink Apartments Innovation Quarter
$848+/unit
Fees may applyNorthcliffe Forest Apartments
$855+/unit
Fees may applyResidences at Diamond Ridge
$990+/unit
Fees may applyThe Haven at Wake
$825+/unit
Fees may applyVictory Villages
$1,017/unit
Fees may apply1013 Paschal Dr
$1,017/unit
Fees may apply1031 Paschal Dr
$1,000/unit
Fees may apply1036 Ranch Dr
$1,000/unit
Fees may apply1048 Ranch Dr
$3,500/unit
Fees may apply112 Rosedale Cir
$6,500/unit
Fees may apply1313 Brookwood Dr
$4,000/unit
Fees may apply1457 Brookwood Drive
$4,200/unit
Fees may apply1712 Brookwood Drive
$2,355/unit
Fees may apply1932 Wilson View Cir
$1,500/unit
Fees may apply2023 Polo Rd
$3,500/unit
Fees may apply2676 St
$1,900/unit
Fees may apply317 E 14th St
About Off-Campus Housing Near Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University gathers about 8,800 Demon Deacons onto a 340-acre Reynolda Campus just north of downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The city built its name on tobacco and furniture, then reinvented itself as an arts town, which you feel wandering the brick arts district and the Saturday farmers market. Next to campus, Reynolda Gardens and two miles of wooded trails reach the Reynolda House art museum, so a study break can mean a walk in the woods. Traditions run deep: Project Pumpkin turns Hearn Plaza into a fall carnival for local kids, and Lovefeast fills Wait Chapel with candlelight before winter break. Game days mean ACC football and hoops, and campus is walkable enough that most students go on foot, with downtown a quick drive away.
Wake Forest University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Wake Forest requires most first-year and sophomore students to live on campus, since it runs as a residential university where underclassmen stay in the residence halls. Exemptions generally go to students living locally with a parent or guardian, married students, those over a certain age, or veterans. Requests run through Residence Life with documentation, so handle the paperwork early.
Off-Campus Eligibility
By junior and senior year, plenty of students move into apartments and houses just off the Reynolda Campus. Winston-Salem's rental process is standard, with an application, a credit and background check, and usually a guarantor if you don't have steady income. Student-focused complexes near campus tend to lease by the bed, while houses usually put everyone on one joint lease.
Lease Timing
Watch the occupancy rules in older single-family neighborhoods, since the city limits how many unrelated people can share one house. Confirm how many names go on the lease before you sign. By-the-bed complexes keep you off the hook for a roommate who bails, which is worth weighing against a cheaper joint house lease.