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Johannes14, Here a couple more local leasing companies with a lot of apartments: Downtown: http://www.apartmentstore.com/ http://www.arpm.com/ North of campus: http://locations.rentberger.com/vairovillage/ http://lionscrossing.com/ South of campus & downtown: http://www.retreatstatecollege.com/index.php/prop/home http://www.imperialtowers.net/ http://www.parkwayplaza.com/ http://www.statecollege.com/apartments/property/southgate-apartments,271/ Craigslist is also a good resource for finding short term housing in State College

I would expect to spend about $100-$200 a month on groceries for 1 person if you want to shop at Wegmans and Trader Joe's. If you shop at Walmart, Weis or Giant you can probably get by on less.

Munashi, I live in State College and recently moved into an apartment with electric baseboard heat only. There is a thermostat in each room, running the heat very generously, our first bill was over $200 for a 2 bedroom apt. I do not think electric heat is common though. It was also a very cold month, meaning we had to run the heaters almost constantly. Also, there are many well connected bus routes, including 2 free routes that run on campus and downtown. Most of the time you can catch a bus for any route every 20 minutes during the week, and every 40-60 minutes on the weekend. The buses run much less during breaks though, but they will run all winter. Many people also choose to bike, even during the cold winter months.