alexan

Hey guys,

I've been living in Houston for quite a while and did my undergrad at U of H (yay!). I however, did not live near or in campus because I have family in Houston anyway. Honestly right around UH and TSU (they are within miles of each other) apts are not very great (safety) but if you spread out maybe 5-10 miles or so its much better I think. I would look at apartmentratings.com for apts in the 77054 or 77030 zipcode and read reviews. Students tend to live in those zipcodes since the Texas Medical Center and other schools (UT, Rice, etc) are all in the same area. What I think tends to happen is out-of-state/city students usually come in live near campus because they know nowhere else but then after a few months, once familiar with the city, they move farther out to safer places.

Public transportation is not really good in Houston but there are buses that go to the UH area. Also some apts will have shuttle services that drop off and pick up students for like $1 a ride. But at some point you will need a car especially if you want to take advantage of the city and go beyond the campus.

But cost of living is cheap and the city is very diverse .