Where students live
Utah does not have a dense student strip the way most flagships do. The Avenues, immediately west of campus, is the closest thing to one and holds the cheapest per-bed option in the city. Foothill, south of campus, is where the shuttle-served buildings sit. Sugar House is a proper neighbourhood a few miles out with the best mix of ordinary apartments, and downtown is expensive but sits directly on TRAX, which is free for you.
Because there is no live-on requirement and most students commute, the market here is a normal city rental market rather than a student one. Only a handful of properties price by the bed — most quote whole-unit rents, and several publish no rates at all on their own websites, which is why some figures below come from listing aggregators rather than the landlord. Treat those as indicative and confirm directly.
Apartments & rentals students actually use
| Community | Distance | Units & rates | Furnished? | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Gardens The Avenues | Minutes from campus | 2BR shared from $599/bed; 2BR and 3BR private from $899/bed | Fully furnished | u-gardens.com |
| Montaire Foothill, near Parleys Canyon | Shuttle-served | Studio from $899, 2BR from $1,099, 1BR from $1,399 | Not stated | livemontaireslc.com |
| Ivory University House East of campus, Mario Capecchi Dr | 10-min walk | Studios $1,350-$1,530; 346-1,042 sq ft | Not stated | ivoryuniversityhouse.com |
| 343 Apartments East Central, 343 S 400 E | Near downtown | Studio to 2BR, $1,365-$1,955 per unit | Not stated | Aggregator listings only |
| The Citizen Downtown, 515 S 400 E | On TRAX | Studio to 2BR, $1,400-$2,150 per unit | Not stated | Aggregator listings only |
| Foothill Place Foothill / Sugar House border | Short drive | 1BR $1,449-$1,699 (695-775 sq ft); 2BR $1,689-$2,069 (991-1,150 sq ft) | Unfurnished | Listed via marketapts.com |
| Sugar Flats Sugar House, McClelland St | A few miles south | Studio to 2BR, $1,449-$1,979 per unit | Not stated | Aggregator listings only |
| Moda Bonneville Downtown, 260 S 500 E | On TRAX | Studio, 1BR, 2BR; rates not published | Not stated | the-bonneville.com |
Compiled from property sites and public listings, August 2026. Rates move every lease season and several properties here publish nothing at all — verify with the property before you sign.
Getting to campus without a car
This is the best transit deal of any school on the site. The UTA Ed Pass is free to every enrolled student and covers buses, express buses, every TRAX light-rail line, the S-Line streetcar, UTA On-Demand and FrontRunner commuter rail — regional trains, not just city service. You tap your UCard. Ski buses and paratransit are the only exclusions. There is also a free campus shuttle and an evening URide service, and the TRAX Red Line has four stops in the campus area.
How it compares to a dorm
What you’ll need
Both furnished and unfurnished rentals are common here — check your lease, then use the matching filter on the checklist.
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