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The University area has a huge amount of housing to offer. Apartment complexes are lucky to get 85 percent occupancy, which means housing sometimes becomes more affordable as fall semester approaches. However, most students will tell you that the best time to start looking for apartments is as soon as you decide to move off campus. Students who chose to live off campus are overwhelmingly happy with their decision. Off-campus housing at Purdue can mean an apartment that’s a five-minute walk to campus, and it is much cheaper than living in University residence halls.

Students may grumble slightly about the price of off campus living at Purdue, but the prices you will pay at West Lafayette are much lower than apartments at other colleges, especially with so many apartment complexes fighting each other for business. Also, since many apartments are within walking distance of campus, and shuttles run for free from campus to the major apartment complexes, a car is more of a luxury than a necessity. Purdue has provided a major housing boom for the city. Many old homes situated near campus buildings are bought by property managers and renovated into efficiencies. These types of housing options are usually the best, as the houses are newly re-modeled and available at a lesser price than a proper apartment building. It is fairly easy to find an apartment that suits your needs, as they are abundant.

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Off-Campus Housing at Purdue University

zobbie

'13

Mechanical Engineering

2.7

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Off Campus Housing at Purdue

The city of West Lafayette has restrictions on how tall buildings can be in many areas near campus. This limits the amount of apartments within walking distance. You can either live in an outrageously over prices average apartment and walk to class, or pay a reasonable amount for a nice apartment and drive to class. The problem with driving to class is that parking around campus is limited.

Feb 05, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Purdue University

csonafrank

'15

Biology and Biological Sciences

4.2

A-

Lots of Options

Purdue University here at West Lafayette has many options concerning off-campus housing. These range from apartments, to Fraternities and Sororities, to small houses for rent.

Feb 01, 2012

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wilso267

'13

Agriculture

4.2

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Countless Options

You can find pretty much any type of housing that you want, it all depends on the price you are willing to pay. You can find many facilities that accommodate to you wants and convince.

Jan 10, 2012

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