Off campus as freshman? Is it allowed? Cost of living off campus.

Can you live off campus as freshman and not use food plan provided by school?
How much usually off campus living in shared housing (just range would be good).
We are trying to see how expensive is housing while studying at UMich.

You can live off campus at a freshman, but it’s not recommended. 97% of UMich freshmen live on campus.
This website should help in figuring out off-campus housing costs.
https://offcampushousing.umich.edu/

You can live off campus, but it is not common for Freshman to do so.

Can someone give idea of range for off campus leaving?
I can see a lot of summer rents but not that many year around rents online now.
Is 7K for 10 months (room+ utilities) accurate estimate?
What coop students are doing? Can you rent for a semester?

First, unless you sublet, the only leases that I’ve seen are 12-month leases.

Here’s some rough estimates. But I don’t know how the C-virus has or will affect the lease rates of the rental housing stock.

After a couple years of off-campus housing searches, the range that I’ve experienced has been around $300-400 per person for an older large shared home near campus. That’s as low as I’ve seen or heard about. And when I say shared, I’m talking about lots of people (6+).

I believe much of the fancier new or newer apartment housing, with gyms, coffee and other amenities will be about $800-1,300 (and more) per person for quads and up.

Thanks! DC does not need fancy place with coffee and gym. Anyone can make instant coffee and I am sure that there is gym on campus :).

What’s nice about a lot of these newer places is not the free coffee, got chocolate, etc. or the gym, but they’re furnished, so no need to buy a lot of junk that you’ll need to store or throw away at the end of the year.

Also, study rooms, get-togethers with other students, security (not that there’s much crime) and Amazon Lockers. So if you send your kid something, the they get a code to open up their secure locker. They’re very much like really nice dorms. Maintenance is included, so you don’t have to wait for the landlord to call someone, since these buildings have onsite staff.

The key to living off campus cheaply is numbers. More inhabitants, the cheaper it will be.

https://icc.coop/

Michigan has one of the largest coop living in the country. But most on Central campus are already taken for the fall. Check the website for availability since they are expecting openings. All utility and dinners are included. Mostly living is large houses. The one on North is the largest and has their own chef. They told me that kids barely buy food since there are left overs
Can get Aug - May leases. Also there are 9 month leases you just have to look for them. Usually at a slightly higher price.