Students ready to leave dorm life behind find themselves searching for affordable and convenient student housing at UIUC. Although it’s a saturated market, finding the right off-campus student housing might take a little time. Here are some tips to help students find the best housing for their needs.
Start Close to Campus Apartment communities near campus often cater to students’ lifestyles. They offer spacious apartments and townhomes that are within walking distance of campus or offer shuttle service. Many of these communities are student-oriented.
What does student-oriented mean? It means that their purpose-built student housing. They understand the unique needs of university students and offer things traditional apartments don’t, such as:
- Leases built around the academic year
- Furnished apartments
- Roommate matching
- Designated study areas
- Resident programming
Choose Housing that Offers a Student-Leasing Model The most affordable student housing is one that follows a student-leasing model. Although the student is paying rent, they’re actually leasing by the bed and only for the months they’re attending school. For example, a traditional lease is 12 months. Some students only have a semester left at school, so why would they pay for 12 months?
Student-leasing models also offer per-person contracts. These contracts only hold the student responsible for their bedroom, not for their roommates. If roommates don’t meet their financial obligation, it doesn’t affect anyone else in the apartment.
Student housing at UIUC can be affordable and can add to a student’s college experience. For more information about student housing options near campus, check out The Village at Colbert Park at https://villagecp.com.
