Roomies Back to School Update 2024 - Student Housing Trends and Fun Facts

Aug 27, 2026

Back to school planning highlights student housing trends drawn from Roomies.com, focusing on falling prices and shifting college destinations across the U.S. Rising enrollments in the Sunbelt are expected to increase available rooms and drive earlier preparation for off-campus housing and internships. The update lists top college towns by school size, compares average on-platform versus off-platform rents with room counts, and identifies Sunbelt states with the largest student population growth (Q1 vs Q2). It also includes budget and platform fun facts for student renters.

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Student Housing

Selection for Top 5 University Cities

Rooms Available in Sunbelt States with Highest Student Populations (Q1 vs Q2)

Top Cities with the Most Student Housing and Most Affordable Average Price

Top 10 Cities with Rents Closest to $910 on Site

Fun Facts!

roomies Back toSchoolUpdate Welcome! We have put together some interesting facts fromroomies.com for students headed back to class thiscoming fall. College this fall?Good news,prices aredropping! Areas particularly in the sunbelt region,have anincrease in the selection of rooms.College hotspotswill start to change as more students enroll andpopulations migrate over the next decade.Fact:According to Statista,college enrollmentprojections are expected to observe asteady increase of 4.9%by 2031.* With this,off-campus housing needs are projected toincrease,compeling students to prepare earlier forback to school as well as for internship season. Top 5 College Townsand the Most PopulousSchools in Each in 2024 New York,NY1,057,288 1. NYU,Columbia,The New School,CUNY,Fordham Los Angeles,CA 974,013 2. UCLA,USC,Occidental,Loyola-Marymount Chicago,IL 502,189 3. UChicago,Northwestern University,University of IIlinois at Chicago Boston,MA 346,157 4. Harvard,MIT,Tufts,Boston University,Boston College Philadelphia,PA342,994 5. University of Pennsylvania,Drexel,Temple,Villanova # Student Housing Selection for Top 5University Cities Average Roomies Average rental price off platform rental price New York,NY $1,431 $3,280 6,541 rooms (Manhattan) (Manhattan) Los Angeles,CA$1,403$1,675 2,055 rooms Chicago,IL$982$1,488710 rooms Boston,MA$1,413$2,847192 rooms 8Philadelphia,PA$864$1,388818 rooms *Average area rents are provided b partments.co studio-sized accommodations. Rooms Available inSunbelt States withHighest StudentPopulations(Q1vs Q2) 固 ·同〕00 Q1 Q2 1.California(Outside LA)6,3926,715 3,143 3,521 2.Florida 2,126 3.Texas 2,294 4.Arizona 1,044 1,129 5.South Carolina 406444 # Top Cities with the MostStudent Housing andMost Affordable Average Price Sacramento,CA$796Charlotte,NC$759Phoenix,AZ$784Atlanta,GA$756Las Vegas,NV$748Jacksonville,FL$729Austin,TX$781Houston,TX$707Orlando,FL$780 Fun fact:On Roomies,theaverage student budget/month is:$910 # Top 10 Cities with Rents Closest to $910,site-wide 0 1.Tampa,FL$8136.Mesa,AZ$791 2.Vancouver,WA$8057.Phoenix,AZ$784 〕00 ·后〕00 3.New York,NY$8058.Austin,TX$781 0⑩ g · 4.Sacramento,CA$7969.Orlando,FL$780 ·后〕00 5.Denver,CO$79210.Tempe,AZ$772 # Fun Facts! Houston,with an average monthly rent of $707,is thecheapest student accommodation on site and has thehighest amount of rooms available! Fact:Students make up roughly 16.1%of the Roomies platform,around 205,000 users! Of these users:10.6%have a dog vs.9.6%whoare proud cat-owners Did you know?33.47%ofstudents are cannabis-friendlyHouston,TX Interesting facts:59%of rooms listed onRoomies are 'student friendly' Would a choiceof housing makea difference inwhere you # Jstudy? We have seen student populations beginto migrate slowly to the south/ southeastern areas of the USA,makingrents along these lines some of the mostinteresting to watch. For more information or to look for aroom near you,find us here:www.roomies.com

FAQs

What changes are expected as students return to classes in 2024?

Prices are dropping in many areas, and college hotspots are expected to shift as more students enroll and populations migrate over the next decade.

Which U.S. cities are highlighted as top college towns by student population in 2024?

New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia are listed among the top five, along with major universities in each city.

What does the document say about rents and affordability for students on Roomies?

It reports an average student budget/month of $910 and compares on-platform rents versus off-platform prices, then identifies cities with rents closest to $910 as well as the cheapest accommodation on site.

Aug 27, 2026

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