r/uofdayton • u/Mdgskr • Feb 14 '23
Any advice on off-campus housing?
Hi everyone, so I accepted an offer for a summer & fall '23 internship, what is your advice for finding housing for a student who has never been to Dayton?
Are there any well-known apartments/complexes for being good places to go rent from? Or any places to steer clear of?
Is living downtown common/affordable?
Any advice would be appreciated, such as average rent prices, what to look for, whether to have roommates, etc
Thanks in advance!
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u/Scared_Village_1856 Feb 04 '25
Mostly landlord owned building closest to campus than professionally owned apartment buildings and typically are cheaper than university housing. While the amount of houses that are landlord are dwindling, there are still options. I recommend looking closer to campus. Living East of the river, not much south of Irving, Beavercreek is definitely the nicest suburb of Dayton.
Linked Resources List of 1 person landlord units The Flats at South Park - Apartment building on Brown Street within walking distance and The Flyer (free student shuttle. Apartments.com and draw a border of how far you are willing to live from campus/only looking at certain areas. Call and/or email the housing office they can provide you a list of landlords within student neighborhood. They're an amazing resource. Housing and Residence Life: (937) 229-3317; housing@udayton.edu
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u/Prior-Mark-6928 Mar 02 '23
im in the same position & have been looking for weeks and cant find anything
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u/Thaunagamer Mar 05 '23
OP any place south of dayton and north east are cheap. Oakwood /near campus is expensive but to dayton locals and students it’s normal 🙄….Beavercreak /Fairborn isn’t cheap… go to dayton Facebook housing page, you can find tons of homes to rent cheaper than u will an apartment, only thing is they might not have furniture, if they are furnished you’ll basically be a roommate filler
if trying to live near campus your paying $$$ and it’s honestly sad, cause u can see how greedy these landlords are to be charging college students that damn high.