With plenty of options for off-campus student housing in Auburn, it can be tough to decide on a place to live, especially since the number of choices can sometimes be overwhelming.
Some places offer quick Tiger Transit routes, some include more enjoyable amenities, such as clubhouses or pools, and some offer lower rates.
Since Auburn is a college town, a few housing options feature one aspect some college students are receptive to: being situated closer to downtown.
Downtown apartments offer more options for nighttime entertainment and dining, an easier commute to classes and a prime position to reach Toomer's Corner on game days for tailgating.
Wright Draper, freshman in business and finance, lives at Two 21 Armstrong and said he strongly recommends living close to the downtown area.
"I would definitely live there," Draper said. "If you want to go to the bars, it's really convenient, and it's not too close to where it would be too noisy."
Draper also said on the days where someone might not want to go to the bars, Two 21 Armstrong has a good balance of location and privacy.
"It's honestly not that bad," Draper said. "Sometimes if you're right outside in the courtyard, you can kind of hear the band playing, but it's really not that bad as far as noise."
Another resident of Two 21 Armstrong, Reid Holt, freshman in mechanical engineering, echoed the sentiment.
Holt said his experience living there is generally positive.
"I enjoy it a lot," Holt said. "It's a short distance to the bars, it's a short distance to class, with all the luxuries of living in an apartment."
There are students who choose not to go to the bars, but Holt said there are advantages to living downtown that don't include visiting the bars.
While living downtown offers many advantages, there are still downsides to living off campus.
Luke Inglis, senior in history, lives in one of the aparments above Anders Book Store on Magnolia Avenue, situated in the downtown area.
Inglis said there are times when he can't go out.
Sometimes, those happen to be nights with heavy bar traffic.
"(I) only really (have issues) on Wednesday nights," Inglis said. "If I have a test or something, I have to walk to the library."
However, even with that drawback, Inglis said he loves where he lives.
According to Inglis, he chose where he lives because of its location.
"Not even just going out at night, but being near campus and downtown and all the restaurants and stuff like that, the location is what made me want to live there," Inglis said.
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