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Not that many UR students decide to live off campus because it is much more convenient to live on campus. But for those who do decide to move off, there are a lot of great neighborhoods close to campus that have places to rent. You need to have a car though, because you will rarely find a place close enough to campus that you can walk or bike. Your best bet is to find three or four friends who also want to move off and look for a house together. That way you can split the rent, and your house will be a lot more fun. If you want to move into an apartment, HoneyTree or Horsepen are your best options. Both are close to campus, safe, and affordable. One advantage to apartment living is that you get to pay for all utilities at once, and you get to use the apartment complex facilities—both Horsepen and HoneyTree have pools.

One of the biggest benefits to off-campus living is not having to deal with the strictness of RAs or campus police. The only downside is that if you have a party at your place, you have to deal with the real police, who tend to be less forgiving. If you feel the need to move off campus, make sure that you check out the place thoroughly before agreeing to rent it or else you might be sorry later. However, most students feel more comfortable on campus because it is easier to wake up and take a short walk to class instead of worrying about parking.

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Off-Campus Housing at University of Richmond

fairywingsonroses

History '11

0.0

F

No Reasonable Off-Campus Housing

Most of the housing in the area is very expensive, and because most of the excitement happens on-campus, off-campus students miss out on a lot of fun experiences. However, it is cheaper than living on-campus if you don't have financial aid, and you don't get sucked into the campus bubble. If you can afford it, I recommend it.

Sep 06, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at University of Richmond

spiderachnophobia

Political Science and Government '14

1.9

C-

Choosing to Live Outside the Bubble

Most activity at UR happens within the "Bubble" of campus life. Students who choose to live off campus tend to be anywhere from 5-20 minutes away and are really hard to get to for students who don't have cars. Most frats have at least one off-campus house that they use for parties, but if you're not Greek, off-campus housing is probably a bad call.

Jun 02, 2011

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dp4xp

Biology '13

3.5

B

Not Many People Live Off Campus

There are many places to find apartments off campus. I don't know how much they cost, but you can find some really nice ones. The only con to it is that parking for commuter students isn't that great and campus is so beautiful there isn't much reason to move off campus.

Aug 04, 2010

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