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Off-Campus Housing

Quick Stats

Undergrads Living Off Campus 18%
Freshmen Living Off Campus 4%

Best Time to Look for a Place

Students should begin looking for off-campus housing opportunities at least a semester, if not a year, ahead of time. Because the Taylor-owned apartments use a lottery selection system, it is important to get one's name in as soon as possible.

Average Rents 3 BR: $850

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Many Taylor students stay in the residence halls all four years. The reason for this is twofold: first, many students simply love their dorms too much, and second, getting into off-campus housing is incredibly difficult and complicated. Hopefully, the needless complications will lessen over time as Taylor acquires more housing options. Currently, the off-campus housing is quite limited, with a little more than 10 available homes for upperclassmen, but what the housing lacks in quantity it makes up for (largely) in quality: Most houses are close enough to campus that gas money is a minor consideration, and the houses are large enough to harbor as many as 10 housemates. 

On average, off-campus housing is roughly as expensive as on-campus dormitory life, if not a little cheaper. Other benefits include the chance to acquire even more independence and develop great relationships with housemates.

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Off-Campus Housing at Taylor University

Megnanala

International Business '14

3.1
B-

Most People Live on Campus

Taylor's Residence life is a really big and important part of the Taylor experience so most people live in the dorms until their senior year...even seniors still live in dorms.

Aug 13, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Taylor University

CWeaver2010

Psychology '14

4.6
A

Convenience

While the off-campus housing may be all on one side of the campus it's still actually located close enough for the students to get where they need to go in a timely manner.

Aug 12, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Taylor University

acrutcher7

Computer Science '13

3.8
B+

Off-Campus Housing at Taylor University

I haven't lived off campus yet, but what I do know is this: Taylor owned apartments are great with the exception of Fairlane. They're also fairly close to campus. Not as close as the dorms of course, but it's definitely walk-able. Generally, people stay on campus up until their senior year. It's an intentional community thing. Everything is pretty safe at Taylor; most people don't worry about that. The school does put out a list of houses and apartments that are open if they need to get people to move off campus (this is what I mean, people WON'T move off campus, because dorm life is so great).

Aug 12, 2011

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User rating for Taylor University - Off-Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 18 user reviews.

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Facts

Did You Know? Married students automatically qualify for off-campus housing. Because Taylor students are known for "getting hitched" during or soon after college, it's not uncommon for single upperclassmen to be passed over for off-campus housing in favor of a married couple.

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Name
Chandler Birch
Hometown
Billings, Montana
Major
Professional Writing
Grad Year
2014

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