I asked our current students for suggestions and here are some of their responses! I will update this information regularly!  Check back often.  OR if you want to add to web page please just let us know- 

Last updated May 15, 2024

Many of the new students have indicated that they are finding apartments online via FACEBOOK marketplace. 

Suggestions Include:

• Aspire at West Campus is a pretty nice option. The apartment complex is on the bus line, plus it's pet friendly! 
• There is a large new apartment complex being built in Coralville on 5th street (on the bus route). It is through Heritage Property Management. It is a good place to live.  
• Finding a realtor helped me, I went through River City Property Management. It's more manageable for those coming from a distance. http://www.rivercityprop.com/find_an_apartment/search.php
• Here is two useful links. First one is house information provided by MBA program. It includes a lot of information and links. http://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/students/housing.cfm   Second one is the link for my landlord, which is also in the first link list. http://www.barkerapartments.com/
• I know 1 websites that are providing apartments rent near campus. I did my apartments searching through one of them, so I hope that will help. The links are listed below: http://www.aptsdowntown.com/
• I usually go to https://offcampushousing.uiowa.edu/ website to search for roommates.
• University housing is great!  http://housing.uiowa.edu/apply-housing
• Another student suggested:  I would tell them to be careful to read through the lease carefully. A lot of Iowa City landlords will put in clauses which lead to you forfeiting your deposit! 

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Another great number of suggestions from one our students!

I've lived in this area most of my life so I will try to offer some insight into the housing situation in Iowa City/Coralville.

1) Downtown Area (near SH) is all going to be expensive. You'll be paying for location, not square footage, not amenities, not security, etc... But I have lived downtown my two years and it's been great being able to walk to campus and the downtown area in a matter of minutes. I recommend this if you don't own a car, and I would not recommend this if you DO own a car, as parking is scarce. Finding at least one roommate will significantly lower your costs.

2) I don't know too much about the housing to the East of downtown, but there are a lot of old houses which have been converted into apartments that could be worth looking into. Again, won't be cheap. Best to stay further to the north to avoid the busy/undergrad party streets like S. Johnson for example.

3) The West Side (west of the river) is going to be more affordable but won't offer a ton of single bedroom or studio apartments. It'd be best to get familiar with the bus routes that run through this area on the Iowa City transit website. More parking will be available in this area, and I know of many apartments near Benton and Oakcrest Streets that are very affordable, have ample parking, and are right on bus routes.  This area is much quieter, and residential.

4) The far West Side and Coralville has some newer grad student housing that's very nice, and very expensive, but worth a look if they aren't full. Otherwise, you're getting into the territory of having fewer bus route options the further west you decide to live. Again, parking anywhere near campus is not fun, so even if you have a car, it might not be of much use to get you to campus.