Quick Stats
Undergrads in Off Campus Housing
2 %
Best Time to Look for a Place
Start looking early—try during the summer if you’re looking for term-time housing, and by spring break if you’re searching for a summer spot.
Average Rents
- 1 BR - $1,425.00
- 2 BR - $1,750.00
- Studio - $1,200.00
Popular Areas
- Central Square
- Porter Square
- Somerville
College Prowler Take
Harvard provides a housing system that offers the best location and rooms in the Cambridge/Boston area; few students choose to live off-campus. Most students complain that off-campus housing is too expensive, and nearly impossible to find anywhere near Harvard Square.
Even those undergraduates with the resources to live off typically choose not to, as the House system offers unparalleled resources and a close-knit community that is the centerpiece of many students’ college experience. If you absolutely must live off campus, then plan ahead, be open-minded, and take advantage of the Harvard Housing Office and tips (or hand-me-downs) from fellow students.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Almost no one lives off campus....
Almost no one lives off campus. It’s not really worth it to move out of the dorms. Real Estate in Cambridge is way too expensive and the Harvard dorm rooms are nice enough already. |
Anonymous says: |
Housing off-campus is farther away...
Housing off-campus is farther away from classes than on-campus housing and tends to be ridiculously expensive. Additionally, hardly anyone chooses off-campus housing options because their affinity towards their House satisfies nearly all students. |
Anonymous says: |
There is no reason to live off...
There is no reason to live off campus. 98 percent of Harvard kids live on campus because housing off campus is so expensive and the Harvard rooms are so nice. |
Anonymous says: |
I wouldn’t want to live...
I wouldn’t want to live off-campus. Living on campus (and in Kirkland) is the best part of my Harvard experience. |
Anonymous says: |
Housing on campus is too...
Housing on campus is too convenient to make you want to look into anything else; at least I never have. I do know it’s only convenient if you’re filthy rich! |
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