WVU off campus housing in Morgantown: what's open right now

Finding WVU off campus housing in Morgantown after the semester has started means working with what is open now rather than what might open next year, and reading each listing closely before you commit. This guide covers Morgantown listings that are currently marked available now on our Morgantown off-campus listings page, what each listing's own details say, and what to ask before you sign. We only state what the listings show, and where a price may be for a room rather than a whole unit, we say so.

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

Right now, these Morgantown listings on our site are marked available now: 670 at $425/month, Private Rooms Available at $575/month, 2-bedroom Apartment Available at $669/month, 252 Waitman Street at $700/month, and Jones Place Townhouse at $740/month. They span sizes from a 1-bed townhouse listing up to a 4-bed duplex, so read the price on each one carefully. The listings titled 670 and 252 Waitman Street are both marked Rent by Room with a Room Type of Private Room, which means their prices are for one room, not the whole property. The listing titled Private Rooms Available says rooms in its title, so its price is also likely to be per room, and the 2-bedroom Apartment Available and Jones Place Townhouse listings are not marked Rent by Room, but that field is not a guarantee either, since the Private Rooms Available listing is not marked Rent by Room despite its title. Ask each lister whether the rent covers the whole unit or one room before you compare them.

What These Morgantown Listings Actually Say

Here is what each listing states, and nothing beyond it. The listing titled 670 is a 4-bed, 2-bath duplex, furnished, priced at $425/month per room, listed as a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of 8/1/2026 and a Distance by Car of under 5 minutes. Private Rooms Available is listed as a house with 1 bed and 1 bath, unfurnished, $575/month, on a 9 months lease, with timing given as Available Now and a Distance by Car of under 5 minutes. 2-bedroom Apartment Available is a 2-bed, 2-bath apartment, furnished, $669/month, on a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of 8/1/2026 and under 5 minutes by car. 252 Waitman Street is a 3-bed, 2-bath house, furnished, $700/month per room, on a 9 months lease with timing of 8/1/2026 and under 5 minutes by car. Jones Place Townhouse lists 1 bed and 1 bath, unfurnished, $740/month, on a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of July 2026 -July 2027 and under 5 minutes by car. Several of these timing entries begin in July or August, yet each listing is marked available now, so ask the lister what start date and end date would apply if you moved in this month and whether the paperwork is a new lease, a takeover or a sublease. The Distance by Car field is filled in by each lister, so treat it as a rough guide and check the route yourself. WVU has both a Downtown campus and an Evansdale campus, so it is worth knowing which one you will be travelling to most before you weigh up any listing.

WVU Off Campus Housing in Morgantown: Reading the Market Mid-Semester

Looking at WVU off campus housing in Morgantown in October means working with what students are posting as well as what is listed, as long as you keep the two apart. In a late-September review of 40 student posts in local housing groups (with our own posts removed), the median rent students quoted was $510 per person per month. In those same student posts from local housing groups, the floor plans named most often were 4 bedroom (14 mentions), 1 bedroom (6), 2 bedroom (4) and 3 bedroom (2), and the local names students used included Northside Hills and Evansdale. Those figures are what students quoted in their own posts, not our listing prices and not a market rate, so treat them as a picture of the conversation rather than a benchmark for any particular room or apartment. For the listings above, the price shown on each listing is the rent figure to work from, and it is worth confirming exactly what it includes. Ask whether utilities, internet, parking and furniture are part of the monthly rent, whether there is a deposit or application fee, and whether a mid-semester start changes the lease length or the first payment. Pay attention to lease type too: two of these listings run on 9 months terms and three on a Year Lease (12 Months), which makes a real difference if you only need a place through spring. If you are weighing a room in a shared house against a smaller unit of your own, compare the total monthly cost, the end date and how many people share the kitchen and bathrooms. Two of the listings are unfurnished, so if you are arriving mid-semester without furniture, factor that into your decision as well.

Tips for Renting in Morgantown Mid-Semester

• Confirm whether the price is per room or per unit. Two of these listings are marked Rent by Room, one says rooms in its title, and two give no sign either way, so ask every lister and get the answer in writing.

• Pin down the dates. Timing of Lease is the lister's own entry, so ask for the exact move-in date and end date, and how the first month's rent is worked out if you start partway through a month.

• Match the lease length to your plans. A 9 months term and a Year Lease (12 Months) end at very different points, so check the end date against your academic calendar and ask about early termination or transfer.

• See it before you pay. Tour in person or by live video, read the lease before sending money, and be cautious with anyone who asks for a deposit before you have seen the room or the paperwork.

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