SDSU room with in-unit laundry and utilities included: what students pay

Finding an SDSU room with in-unit laundry and utilities included takes some digging, because listings near campus tend to mention one or the other but rarely both. Below are five options from our current San Diego listings, with exactly what each one says about laundry and utilities, so you can see where the gaps are.

Those gaps matter for your budget. A room with utilities billed separately can cost more each month than the rent suggests, and a shared laundry room changes your weekly routine. Early November is a good time to ask these questions, with spring-semester subleases going up now and next-fall signing not far off.

Begin your search at Off-Campus Universe, where you can browse current listings near San Diego.

54th rooms is an unfurnished private room with a private bathroom in a house at 5081 54th St, listed at $990/month on a 12-month lease running Aug 2026 to July 2027. It's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus and marked available now. The listing says utilities are extra and that tenants share the kitchen, living room and laundry room, so laundry isn't in-unit here. It also says no pets and no smoking inside.

Room in a house with 3 other housemates is a furnished 1 bed, 1 bath listing in a house, listed at $1,320/month. It's a year lease (12 months) with a lease timing of "July 7th to July 7th", and it's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus. Its listing fields don't say whether there's in-unit laundry or whether utilities are included, so ask the lister about both.

One Bedroom in Fox Canyon is an unfurnished private bedroom with a shared bathroom in the Fox Canyon neighborhood of City Heights, listed at $1,050/month on a 12-month lease. It's listed as more than 10 minutes by car from campus and marked available now. The listing says laundry is on-site and off-street parking is available, but it doesn't say whether utilities are included, so ask.

ROOM AVAILABLE FOR SUBLEASE is a furnished sublease at 5623 Dorothy Way, listed at $970/month with lease timing listed as "January - May". The listing says the house has an in-unit washer and dryer and AC, with utilities extra and parking in the driveway. It describes the room as a double with a divider, so confirm the layout with the lister. It's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus and fits a spring-semester move.

Bright End&Spacious unit close to SDSU is an unfurnished apartment on College Ave from a property company, listed at $2,150/month on a 9-month lease, with lease timing listed as "Oct-Nov". It's listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car from campus. The listing says the building has a shared laundry room and mentions a move-in special on approved credit, so ask about the terms. The title and fields describe a whole unit, so confirm the layout and how rent is split if you're sharing.

What these San Diego listings say about laundry and utilities

One of the five listings says there's a washer and dryer inside the unit: the sublease on Dorothy Way. Three others mention a shared laundry room or on-site laundry, and the room in a house with 3 other housemates doesn't describe laundry in its fields. None of the five says all utilities are included, and two say utilities are extra on top of rent.

That doesn't make these listings a bad fit. It means you should ask each lister for a typical monthly utility amount, and whether it's split evenly among roommates or by usage. A room with in-unit laundry and a predictable utility bill can be easier to budget than a cheaper room with surprises.

Location and setup vary too. Three listings are under 5 minutes by car from campus, one is 5 to 10 minutes by car, and the Fox Canyon room is more than 10 minutes by car. Two are furnished, and one is a sublease timed for the spring semester, which is handy if you're planning a January move.

SDSU room with in-unit laundry and utilities included: what students mention

Students searching for an SDSU room with in-unit laundry and utilities included aren't alone. In student posts in local Facebook housing groups collected on 2 Nov 2026, in-unit laundry came up often, and utilities included came up as well, alongside pets, parking and private rooms or bathrooms. Those groups gave us 50 new posts to look at.

In those student posts in local Facebook housing groups, the median rent quoted per person was $1,450. That number reflects what students typed in their posts. It isn't a market rate and it isn't our listing data, so use it only as a rough sense of what people are asking for.

Floor plans students named included townhouses, 2-bed, 2-bath units, studios and 1-bed, 1-bath places. El Cajon came up in a few posts, and most La Jolla mentions were tied to the UCSD area rather than SDSU. When a post or listing says utilities are included, ask which ones, because water, trash, gas, electric and internet are often handled differently.

Pets and parking also came up often in those posts, and both show up in our listings. One listing here says no pets, and three mention parking, whether off-street, in the driveway or on the street. If either one matters to you, put it in your first message so you don't spend time on a place that won't work.

Tips for finding the right room near SDSU

• Ask what "utilities" means. Get a list of which bills are included, which are split, and roughly what the split has run in recent months.

• Confirm where the washer and dryer are. In-unit, a shared laundry room and on-site laundry can all appear in listings, and they make a real difference day to day.

• Move fast on spring subleases. Rooms that open in late December or January often get posted in early November, so reach out as soon as one fits.

• Ask about next fall now. If you want a room from August with laundry in the unit, ask listers and property companies when signing for the next school year opens.

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