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Quick StatsUndergrads in Off Campus Housing
80 %
Best Time to Look for a Place
The summer time, June or July, because everyone is gone except for locals so most likely the house of your dreams is waiting for you.
Average Rents
- Studio - $550.00
- 1 BR - $600.00
- 2 BR - $900.00
- 4 BR - $1,800.00
Popular Areas
- Campbell and River intersection
- The Reserve
- Sam Hughes
- University area
College Prowler Take
If you can get away with it, off-campus housing is definitely the way to go. Just the notion of not having to use a communal bathroom should turn you on. The apartments and houses formerly occupied by students might be a little trashed, but that’s what college is all about. There really are some good, decent places you can live in, though (places you could be proud to show your mother). You just have to keep an eye open and look around. It might be a good idea to experience both the on-campus and the off-campus housing life—that’s right, the best of both worlds. It might help students appreciate what they might have otherwise taken for granted. From what I’ve seen, people who live off campus are ready to do so, meaning they are mature and sensible enough to pay rent and clean their own toilets. Roommates living off campus tend to be more compatible than those in the dorms. This is probably due to the fact that off-campus residents actually get to choose who they want to live with. But there are always those unexpected fights over important things that can break up even the best of friends, such as squeezing the toothpaste from the top, replacing the toilet paper so that it comes out towards the back of the roll, eating all of the good cereal, and buying skim milk. I’d suggest not choosing a roommate based on friendship alone. Make sure you can live with that person’s habits.
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:
UAMG says: University of Arizona 2013 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics  |
What I like about off-campus...
What I like about off-campus housing is you have plenty of options. You can be close to campus in an apartment with other college students or in a house and be a little more secluded. Or you can drive 20 minutes up the road and live by the Catalina Mountains and get away from college life for a while. All housing is so easy to find and almost the same as if you were living in the dorms.
Off-Campus Housing: February 26, 2009
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UAMS says: University of Arizona 2013 Social Sciences |
Off-campus housing is the easiest...
Off-campus housing is the easiest thing to encounter after freshman year. I have found three beautiful Tucson charms in the past three years and loved all of them. In the student union there is actually a housing guide desk with all the information on off-campus apartments. To find houses, just hop in the car or look in the classifieds. There are tons.
Off-Campus Housing: February 24, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
I think one of the best things...
I think one of the best things about Arizona is the abundance of off-campus housing. I don’t know how much it is to live in other areas, but off-campus living out here is pretty cheap. |
Anonymous says: |
I suggest you look into Jefferson...
I suggest you look into Jefferson Star Ranch and other University housing. They come fully furnished with utilities and phone and Ethernet, and they are brand new with a killer pool and clubhouse. |
Anonymous says: |
There are tons of places to live...
There are tons of places to live off campus. The campus is surrounded by purely residential neighborhoods. To the south, they’re cheaper, kind of ‘lived in’ places. To the east is the posh Sam Hugh’s neighborhood; it’s pricey, and it’s beautiful. To the north is another neighborhood with lots of duplexes, apartments, and houses. The price range is variable. |
For Assistance Contact
Off-Campus Housing Services
Student Union Memorial Center, room 404
(520) 621-5859 or (520) 621-8046
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/och/offcampus/online
Plus, there are plenty of realtors needed to rent out locations of their foreclosed houses…students will find amazing deals on dream homes for a fraction of the cost!
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