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Off-Campus Housing

Quick Stats

Undergrads Living Off Campus 75%
Average Off-Campus Room & Board $8,352

Best Time to Look for a Place

Start looking in January, and sign lease in late January to late February. You can get on the wait list as early as the beginning of the year. Larger apartments are harder to come by, but there is an abundance of one- to two-bedroom apartments available.

Popular Areas
  • Downtown Davis
  • South Davis
Average Rents
  • Studio: $900
  • 1 BR: $1,050
  • 2 BR: $1,450
  • 3 BR: $1,850
  • 4 BR: $2,300

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Admittedly, off-campus housing is less than easy to find. With a vacancy rate hovering under 1 percent, students are frustrated with the lack of openings and the high prices. However, despite these factors, most second-year students opt to live off campus rather than return to the dorms and end up saving money by doing so.

Because of Davis’ convenient size and bus system, students are free to live anywhere in the city. They enjoy free transportation and a housing department geared toward helping them find off-campus housing that suites their needs. Many appreciate the luxuries. Generally, students seem content with the housing situation and agree that, if started early enough, a search for housing will likely end in a choice apartment.

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Off-Campus Housing at University of California - Davis

farias16

Mathematics Teacher Education '15

3.5
B

Off Campus Housing

Off campus housing might be a little stressful at times when looking for your own apartments. Apartments near campus are a little expensive and so you need to find many roommates if you want to keep it less expensive. The less expensive apartments are far away from campus and in order to get to campus you need to use the bus and if you are ucd student it's free.

Apr 29, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at University of California - Davis

jumppi1

Animal Sciences '15

3.8
B+

Expensive and Cheap

There are all sorts of apartments to choose from. Some are expensive like $900 per month and others are less $300, if people shared a room.

Mar 26, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at University of California - Davis

reboehm

Mathematics '15

4.2
A-

Great for College Students!

The off campus housing is great! There are so many places near campus, and most places are near a bus stop that will take you directly on campus. Pricing is a bit expensive, but if you share a room it comes out to much cheaper than the dorms. A lot of places have complaints about management, but ask around and read reviews to avoid that. Start looking EARLY! Definitely start looking by February, but ideally in January. Some of the best places fill up extremely fast, and you want your options to remain open. Make sure you visit a lot of places, because sometimes one place will look great until you see somewhere else you love even more!

Mar 17, 2012

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User rating for University of California - Davis - Off-Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 43 user reviews.

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