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The 12 Best Management Student Apartments Near Los Angeles (October 2026)

Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAUpdated Monthly

By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed October 1, 2026

118 properties reviewed
533+ reviews analyzed
updated October 2026
independentno pay-to-rank
the short answer

Sierra Apartments leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Management student apartments near Los Angeles with a 3.3/5 management score, followed by 825 South Hill and Jefferson Flats. Across the 118 properties reviewed, students keep coming back to maintenance turnaround and deposit fairness: the management signals that move a property up this ranking. Browse all off-campus housing near Los Angeles for every option.

  • winnerSierra Apartments
  • management range3.3–5.0 / 5
  • avg walk0 min to campus
  • rent range$2203 /person
the ranking

The 12 Best Management Student Apartments Near Los Angeles

Sorted by management score from verified Los Angeles reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current Los Angeles reviews only.

  1. Sierra Apartments
    3.3(6 reviews)management

    why it ranked: The top management pick near Los Angeles, at 3.3/5 from verified reviews. Management is pretty responsive to contact. They will send someone to fix things quickly if you put in requests. Fees are too high.

    Great locationResponsive managementSafe

The Full Ranking, One Table

Sort by any column. The rank stays with the property.
The full ranking of every listed apartment, sortable by any column.
fmp score
1Sierra Apartments3.3/53.46––
2825 South Hill5.0/55.05––
3Jefferson Flats5.0/55.05––
4The Emerson5.0/55.05––
5Apex. The One.5.0/55.05––
6Figueroa Eight5.0/55.05––
7The Lorenzo5.0/55.05––
8616 Kenmore5.0/55.05–$2203/mo
9The BORA 31705.0/55.05––
10Rise Koreatown5.0/55.05––
11NEXEN5.0/55.05––
12Luxe villas5.0/55.05––

Walk times are door-to-door to Los Angeles campus. Rent is per person, per month.

FMP award criteria

How We Ranked These Apartments

1

Ranked by management

management score, high to low. That’s the whole ranking. Verified reviews rate it 1–5, and recent reviews count more than older ones. Ties go to the property with more reviews.

2

Who Makes the List

Every property near Los Angeles can appear, but it takes a minimum number of verified reviews to rank by score. Under-sampled properties sit below every qualified one, ordered by review count, and move up automatically as reviews come in.

3

The FMP Score

The composite score in the full table: management plus management and quality from verified reviews only. Useful context, but it doesn’t affect the order. Rankings are independent: there’s no way to pay for placement.

by the numbers

What Makes an Apartment ‘well-managed’ Near Los Angeles

We ran every verified management review for Los Angeles-area apartments through theme analysis. These are the themes students bring up most when a place feels well-managed, by share of the reviews that mention them.

Communication
100%
Deposit fairness
100%
Maintenance turnaround
100%

Based on AI analysis of verified Los Angeles management reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete Los Angeles review data →

faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best management student apartment near Los Angeles?

Sierra Apartments leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Management student apartments near Los Angeles with a 3.3/5 management score, followed by 825 South Hill and Jefferson Flats.

How is this ranking calculated?

This list is ranked by one number: each property's management score from verified reviews. Students rate a property's management 1 to 5, and we average those scores, counting recent reviews more heavily than older ones. No self-reported data from landlords.

What makes an apartment’s management good?

In reviews, the highest management scores come from fast maintenance turnaround, fair deposit handling, and responsive, honest communication from the office.

How often is this ranking updated?

Monthly. We re-pull verified reviews and re-score every property at the start of each month, so the order reflects the most recent 24 months of student feedback. The “updated” date at the top of the page shows the latest refresh.

How many reviews does a property need to be included?

There's a minimum number of verified reviews to rank by score, and we don't publish the exact bar so it can't be gamed. Properties under it still appear, below every qualified property and ordered by review count, so a 5.0 from one review never outranks a 4.5 from thirty. Once a property collects enough reviews, it moves into the scored ranking automatically.

Is this ranking independent, or can properties pay to rank higher?

It's fully independent. There's no pay-to-rank. Position is set by verified reviews alone. Property managers can't buy placement, remove reviews, or influence the score.

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