Housing

Domu	An apartment finding service for Chicago
Apartment People	The Apartment People is Chicago’s “Original” apartment finding service. With over 30 years experience matching apartment owners and renters, and voted “Chicago’s Best” five years in a row.
Chicago Craigslist	It’s Craigslist so be mindful.
Northwestern Graduate Housing	Residential Services offers three residence halls for graduate students: Engelhart Hall, Garrett Place Apartments, and McManus Center. Engelhart Hall and the Garrett Place Apartments are available to all graduate students; McManus Center units are available to Kellogg graduate students only. Applicants must be accepted for admission to or currently registered in their respective schools before a housing application can be accepted.
New City Moving	(For moving within Chicagoland) New City Moving is committed to providing Chicagoland with the very best of everything in moving and packing services including the best in customer service, the best in professional movers, and the best in affordable rates for moves within the state of Illinois.
Northwestern Housing Facebook Group	Private Facebook group for Northwestern students to find and advertise apartments, roommates, etc. Private Facebook group for Northwestern students to find and advertise apartments, roommates, etc.

Neighborhood	Price (Median)	Time to Campus	Parking	Things to Do
Evanston	Studios: $1500 1 Bed: $1925 2 Bed: $2338	Chicago: Intercampus, 45-60 minutes	Street (Permit) / Garage
Rogers Park	Studios: $785 1 Bed: $958 2 Bed: $1395	Evanston: Intercampus Shuttle, 15 min Chicago: Intercampus Shuttle, 25 min	Street (Free) / Permit ($)	Bars, restaurants, and a movie theater
Edgewater/Andersonville	Studios: $925 1 Bed: $1195 2 Bed: $1700	Evanston: Red Line, 40 min Chicago: Red Line or 147 Bus, 40 min	Street	Antique/secondhand stores, restaurants, bars (Hopleaf) and LGBT bars/clubs
Uptown	Studios: $925 1 Bed: $1250 2 Bed: $1600	Evanston: Red Line, 50 min Chicago: Red Line, 30 min	Street	Music (Aragon Ballroom and Green Mill), Little Vietnam (Tank Noodle)
Lakeview / Boystown / Wrigleyville	Studios: $1125 1 Bed: $1425 2 Bed: $1995	Evanston: Purple Line or 147 Bus, 45 min Chicago: ‘L’ or bus, 20 min	Street (Difficult) / Permit / Garage ($)	Bars, clubs, restaurants, shops, Wrigley Field, very LGBT friendly
Lincoln Park / Old Town	Studios: $1250 1 Bed: $1585 2 Bed: $2213	Evanston: Purple Line, 40 min Chicago: Red Line, 20 min	Street (Difficult) / Permit	Lincoln Park Zoo (Free!), shopping, furniture stores, movie theater, restaurants
Gold Coast / Near North Side	Studios: $1611 1 Bed: $2010 2 Bed: $2800	Evanston: Red Line or 147 Bus, 60 min Chicago: ‘L’ or bus, 20 min	Street (Difficult)	Shopping, restaurants, and bars
Streeterville / River North	(Mean rent) Studios: $1550 1 Bed: $2050 2 Bed: $3250	Evanston: Intercampus Shuttle, 45 min	Garage	Navy Pier, 360 Chicago, movie theaters, shopping, restaurants, and bars

(Prices updated February 2017)

Click here to view a map of Chicago neighborhoods by median 1-bedroom rent from December 2016.

Most first-year BME graduate students choose to live in Evanston since most classes will be on the Evanston campus. The university offers graduate housing, and Criagslist and Stu’s View are great websites for finding off campus apartments in Evanston (see our Housing page). Consider e-mailing other members of your incoming class to find a roommate. Some first-year graduate students choose to live in Chicago and commute to campus. Again, Craigslist and Stu’s View are great ways to find apartments in Chicago. Popular neighborhoods include Lakeview/Wrigleyville, Lincoln Park, Uptown, Loyola, Old Town, and Rogers Park.

Overall, expenses tend to increase the closer to Evanston/Chicago you get. Check out our Housing page for details.