Pittsburgh has an active housing rental market due to the large number of colleges and universities located in the downtown and east areas of the city. Nearly all Carnegie Mellon graduate students live in off-campus apartments. Students are encouraged to start their housing searches as early as possible since the demand for housing in the communities surrounding Carnegie Mellon tends to be very high.
Pittsburgh contains a large variety of vibrant neighborhoods - it is a great place to explore! For more information regarding neighborhoods, please check out . Learning the local neighborhoods can be helpful when determining where to find off-campus housing, as most places will list the neighborhood the apartment or house in which they are located. Though this is not an exhaustive list of all 90 neighborhoods, these neighborhoods are the most frequently listed in rental postings for CMU students:
- - the location of CMU and several other colleges/universities
- - directly to the east of CMU, can easily get there with the 61 bus line
- - directly to the northeast of CMU, can get there with the 64 or 75 bus line
- - directly to the south of CMU, past Schenley park, can get there with the 58 bus line