Housing
Finding a place to live can sometimes be a difficult and exhausting experience, but the following ideas should help you in your search to find a place to live in the Greater Hartford
area.
The Health Center does not have on-campus housing, so you will need to find housing off campus. Very often students at the Health Center post advertisements for roommates or apartment
rentals on information boards located throughout the building. And one of the best ways to find a place to live in the area is the Housing Notebook kept by the Dental School in AG036
(the first office next to the Patterson Auditorium, across from the Bookstore) that lists some of the available housing options and students seeking roommates; this info is used often
and is available for all students: graduate, medical and dental. Students cannot take the book out of the office, but the office has comfy couches and a house phone and are students are
welcome to come down and peruse it during regular office hours.
In addition to the Housing Notebook, a list of some of the local apartment complexes (PDF) has been compiled to get you started in your search.
If you aren't able to locate a place through either of these resources, or if you're not interested in rooming with a fellow student, other choices for finding a suitable place to
live would include the classified ads in both the New Britain Herald and the Hartford Courant, and
free weekly newspapers such as Tradewinds and the Rare Reminder (each available at convenience stores in West Hartford and Hartford) are a good source for local apartments (usually those
in two and three family homes).
Additionally, some websites that many students have found helpful include:
Scanning the classified ads can be time consuming though. An alternative to the classified ads is to use the Apartment Guide. This guide can be obtained in lobbies of banks and some
grocery stores or at the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Virtually all the apartments advertised in the Apartment Guide are in large complexes located throughout the Greater Hartford
area.
As a last resort, check with a local realtor, but keep in mind that the apartments that they have listed are often expensive.
Wherever you find a place to live, keep in mind that usually a security deposit equivalent to one month's rent is required and sometimes a credit check (at your cost) will be
conducted. However, many apartment complexes will offer specials throughout the year, especially in the summer, so be sure to ask if they have any deals! |
