USC Columbia apartments on Lincoln Street: what students are posting

Students searching for USC Columbia apartments on Lincoln Street are looking at a very specific slice of the market, so it pays to know exactly what is out there and when it opens up. This post sets out what students posted about Lincoln in local Facebook housing groups this month, then shows the listings on our Columbia listings page that name Lincoln in their title or address, with the lease timing each landlord gave.

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

Right now you can check out real listings near Columbia, including Sublease at Sawyer on Lincoln at $1,139/month, Private Bedroom/Bath @ Sawyer on Lincoln at $1,070/month, Sawyer on Lincoln - Student Apartment at $1,119/month, and Quiet downtown 2bdrm house w/personality at $2,100/month. All four name Lincoln in their title or address, but none of them is marked as available now, so check each lease timing below. As a clearly labelled comparison that is marked as available now, The Yards at $1,077/month does not name Lincoln in its title or address.

What Students Posted About Housing in Columbia This Month

Across 29 new student posts in local Facebook housing groups from 17 to 19 October 2026, the median rent per person that students quoted was $1,069, based on 15 dollar figures. That number is the median of the amounts students typed into their posts, not OCU listing data and not a market rate. In those same student posts, semester timing, parking, pools and gyms, subleases and lease takeovers, and private rooms or private bathrooms all came up more often than usual. The floor plans students named included a studio, a 2-bed 2-bath, a 3-bed 3-bath, a 4x4 and townhouses, which were named 4 times, and the name Sawyer came up 4 times in those posts.

Our own listings are a separate source, and the details below come only from what each landlord entered. Sublease at Sawyer on Lincoln is a furnished sublease with 1 bed and 1 bath on the listing, listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus, with a lease timing of 8/15/26-7/31/26. Private Bedroom/Bath @ Sawyer on Lincoln is a furnished sublease with 1 bed and 1 bath, listed as under 5 minutes by car, with a lease timing of august to july. Sawyer on Lincoln - Student Apartment is a furnished apartment sublease with 1 bed and 1 bath, listed as under 5 minutes by car, with a lease timing of Spring 2027. Quiet downtown 2bdrm house w/personality is a furnished listing with 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car, with a lease timing of May 15th - December on a month-to-month lease.

Since semester timing and subleases came up so often in this month's student posts, it is worth thinking about your dates before you think about price. Write down the exact day you need to move in and the day you need to move out, then compare those dates with the lease timing on each listing. A listing that is perfect on paper can still be the wrong choice if it starts a month after you arrive or locks you in through a summer you plan to spend elsewhere. For every option you like, also note the posted price, whether that price is for a room or the whole unit, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the furnished status and the Distance by Car field. Parking also came up often in the student posts, so ask each landlord whether a space is included and whether it costs extra. Keeping those notes side by side will make it much easier to decide between a Lincoln listing and the comparison listing below.

USC Columbia Apartments on Lincoln Street: What the Posts and Listings Show

Of those 29 student posts, 4 mentioned Lincoln, and the only dollar figure quoted in them was $1,069. That is everything we hold from students on USC Columbia apartments on Lincoln Street this month, so we are not going to turn it into a typical price or a description of any building. What we can add is our own listing data: four current listings name Lincoln in their title or address, with posted prices from $1,070/month for Private Bedroom/Bath @ Sawyer on Lincoln to $2,100/month for Quiet downtown 2bdrm house w/personality. None of the four is marked as available now, and their lease timings range from a sublease that starts in Spring 2027 to a month-to-month lease, so the right listing depends heavily on when you need to move.

Two of the four Lincoln listings are subleases, so read their terms closely. One of them, Sawyer on Lincoln - Student Apartment, has a lease timing of Spring 2027, which can suit a student who needs a place for one semester. If you need somewhere sooner, the comparison listing The Yards is marked as available now: it is an unfurnished 2-bedroom, 2-bath apartment, listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus, with a lease timing of Now until July 2027 and a lease term of 11 months. Compare the furnished status, bathroom count and lease dates of each option, and ask each landlord what the posted price covers before you decide.

Tips for Finding a Place on Lincoln Street

• Match each listing's lease timing to your own move-in date before you reach out, since none of the Lincoln listings here is marked as available now.

• On a sublease, ask for the landlord's written approval and a copy of the original lease so you know the end date and any fees you would take over.

• Ask whether the posted price is for a room or the whole unit, and what it includes, such as utilities, internet or parking.

• Never send money before you have seen the place in person or on a live video call and have a signed written agreement that names the unit, the price and the dates.

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