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Based on 5 student reviews

Student housing in New York.

5 exchange students told us where they lived in New York, what it cost and what they would do differently.

Where students actually live

Out of the 5 students who reviewed New York, here is how they split across housing types. Colivings and shared flats came out on top at 60%.

  • Coliving or shared flat60%· 3 students
  • Student residence40%· 2 students

What students really pay

Not enough students have shared their rent for New York yet for a median to mean anything. As soon as three do, the figure appears here.

The areas students chose

The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in New York:

  • Chelsea
  • Clarkson University
  • Harlem
  • Hempstead

Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.

  • Student residences in New York

    40% of students in New York stayed in a student residence, the second most common choice here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in New York, this is the least stressful way in.

  • Cheap student accommodation in New York

    Students have not shared enough rent figures for New York for us to name a floor price yet. What holds everywhere: sharing beats renting alone, one zone out from the centre cuts the bill hard, and a full-semester contract beats month to month.

  • Erasmus housing in New York

    Erasmus and exchange students in New York face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why colivings and shared flats are the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 5 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.

Questions about housing in New York

How much does student housing cost in New York?

We do not have enough rent figures from students in New York yet to publish a reliable median. The reviews on this page cover housing type, area and what students thought of their place.

Where do exchange students live in New York?

The areas students named most often are Chelsea, Clarkson University, Harlem, Hempstead.

What kind of housing do students choose in New York?

Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 60%, out of 5 students who reviewed New York.

When should I start looking for housing in New York?

As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.

Are there student residences in New York?

Yes. 40% of the students who reviewed New York stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.

Where these numbers come from

5 exchange students who lived in New York filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.

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