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Off-Campus Housing Near WVU
$590+/unit
Fees may applyCanvas Morgantown
$625/unit
Fees may applyCentral Place
$465+/unit
Fees may applyMountain Valley Apartments
$587+/unit
Fees may applyThe Lofts Morgantown
$695+/unit
Fees may apply101 5th St
$695+/unit
Fees may apply1045 College Ave
$625/unit
Fees may apply125 Pleasant St
$595/unit
Fees may apply125-131 Springbrook St-NO SECURITY DEPOSIT! FIRST MONTH FREE!!!
$650+/unit
Fees may apply190-192 Highland Ave
$675/unit
Fees may apply32 Baird St
$450/unit
Fees may apply413 Forest Ave Unit 1
$595+/unit
Fees may apply445 Pennsylvania Ave
$540+/unit
Fees may apply612 McLane Avenue
$590/unit
Fees may apply659 Spruce St
$695+/unit
Fees may apply715 Willey St
$595+/unit
Fees may apply750 College Ave
$415+/unit
Fees may apply984-986 North Willey St
$600/unit
Fees may applyApartments on Grant | Student Housing
$675/unit
Fees may applyBeech Front Apartments
$525/unit
Fees may applyCourtyard West
$599+/unit
Fees may applyDomain at Town Centre
About Off-Campus Housing Near West Virginia University
West Virginia University packs about 26,000 Mountaineers into Morgantown, a hilly Appalachian town along the Monongahela River where campus and city blur together. WVU splits across three areas, Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences, linked by the PRT, a driverless people-mover locals treat as their own quirky subway. Fall Saturdays roar at Milan Puskar Stadium, and basketball fills the WVU Coliseum, with the Mountaineer and his musket leading the noise. Off campus, Sunnyside sits at the downtown edge as the classic student strip, while the Mon River Rail-Trail runs the riverfront for miles of running and biking. Downtown's High Street keeps the social scene close. It's a tight, hilly campus where the PRT does the heavy lifting.
West Virginia University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
West Virginia University requires first-year students to live in university housing, and most off-campus complexes specifically lease only to non-freshmen. Freshmen who want an apartment-style setup are generally pointed toward the university's own Oakland-area apartments rather than private off-campus buildings.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Standard exemptions apply for students who are older, married, living with family nearby, or facing documented circumstances, all handled through WVU Housing before you commit elsewhere. Most students move off after freshman year once they clear the live-on requirement.
Lease Timing
Older houses run whole-unit 12-month leases where everyone shares responsibility, while newer complexes use by-the-bed leases. Many older houses leave all utilities to tenants, and parking on the hills is tight, so confirm both before signing. The big local quirk is terrain, since Sunnyside, South Park, and Wiles Hill all sit on steep streets.