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Off-Campus Housing

Quick Stats

Undergrads Living Off Campus 2%
Average Off-Campus Room & Board $11,042

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.

Popular Areas
  • Central Square
  • Porter Square
  • Somerville
Average Rents
  • 1 BR: $1,425
  • 2 BR: $1,750
  • Studio: $1,200

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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.

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Off-Campus Housing at Harvard University

Maria1221

Literature '15

2.3
C

Off-Campus Is a Hassle in Which Few Students Participate

Because of the strength of on-campus housing and because of the huge expense of apartments in Cambridge, few Harvard students live off campus. It is far more cost effective to live in the dorms, however, if a student were really intent on living in an apartment, there would likely be a large availability. With the large amount of graduate schools in the area, a lot of people look to rent out their apartments or even just rooms to students.

May 14, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Harvard University

cpeglenn

Anthropology and Archaeology '11

1.2
D

Nonexistent

While almost 95% of undergraduate students chose to live in on-campus housing, the few who do venture outside the Yard are often those who wouldn't ever need to consider the cost of living in an apartment. Apartments around campus are expensive, usually pretty old, and worn out from its previous college residents. For those who find cheaper or at least reasonable housing, it's usually pretty far away from the center of campus, inconvenient, and still more costly than other colleges in the area.

Apr 03, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Harvard University

Fitch

Economics '14

4.6
A

Nice Dorms

No real need for off campus housing, everyone lives in dorms.

Jan 30, 2012

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User rating for Harvard University - Off-Campus Housing is 2.3 out of 5 based on 21 user reviews.

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