College Rankings - Best Off-Campus Housing Options in California

Many students move off campus to save money, gain more space, and achieve some distance from the "campus bubble." These are the schools where students found the big move off campus to be easiest and most affordable.

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1
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA
$32,027
9.62 / 10
2
University of California - Merced
Merced, CA
$34,770
9.47 / 10
3
California State University - Chico
Chico, CA
$18,050
9.41 / 10
4
Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
$16,632
9.21 / 10
5
UC Riverside
Riverside, CA
$28,183
9.18 / 10
6
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$36,292
9.18 / 10
7
Cal State Fresno
Fresno, CA
$17,423
9.15 / 10
8
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA
$19,071
9.06 / 10
9
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
$31,746
9.00 / 10
10
Cal State Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
$16,462
8.97 / 10
11
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
$36,290
8.97 / 10
12
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
$15,530
8.91 / 10
13
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$39,048
8.88 / 10
14
University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA
$31,387
8.88 / 10
15
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
$18,222
8.79 / 10
16
Cal State Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
$17,842
8.79 / 10
17
Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
$17,280
8.76 / 10
18
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Unknown
8.76 / 10
19
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$16,062
8.76 / 10
20
Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
$16,209
8.74 / 10
21
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$31,022
8.74 / 10
22
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
$18,022
8.74 / 10
23
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
$30,935
8.71 / 10
24
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
$31,531
8.71 / 10
25
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
$31,300
8.68 / 10