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The 12 Best Overall Student Apartments Near SLCC (October 2026)

Salt Lake Community CollegeTaylorsville, UTUpdated Monthly

By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed October 1, 2026

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

Aspire West Valley leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near SLCC with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Hunters Woods and Cedar Breaks. Across the 14 properties reviewed, students keep coming back to amenities & shared spaces and management & maintenance: the overall signals that move a property up this ranking. Browse all off-campus housing near Salt Lake Community College for every option.

  • winnerAspire West Valley
  • FMP Score range2.6–5.0 / 5
  • avg walk0 min to campus
  • rent range$809–$2336 /person
the ranking

The 12 Best Overall Student Apartments Near SLCC

Sorted by FMP Score from verified SLCC reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current SLCC reviews only.

  1. Aspire West Valley
    5.0(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: The top overall pick near SLCC, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. The apartment complex is clean, well-maintained, and the management team is friendly and helpful. Maintenance requests are handled quickly. I would recommend it to others!

    $1109/person/mo
  2. Hunters Woods
    5.0(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near SLCC, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I have lived here 3 separate times and the staff has been amazing. I was lucky enough to have Kat at the property manager every time. They helped a lot and are very understanding. When I…

    $1450/person/mo
  3. Cedar Breaks
    5.0(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near SLCC, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I’ve had a great experience at Cedar Breaks Apartments! The community is clean, peaceful, and well maintained. Rachel, Angela, and Mia in the office are always so helpful and kind whenever…

    $1670/person/mo
  4. Winchester Park
    4.8(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 4.8/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. The best apartments in Taylorsville. Very clean and quiet, well managed. I highly recommend to live here. I lived it here almost…

    $1295/person/mo
  5. Mark Twain Apartments
    4.6(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 4.6/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. My experience at Mark Twain has been a great one after more than a year and a hald. If there's ever something that needs to be…

    $929/person/mo
  6. The Redwood
    4.6(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 4.6/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. I wanted to reach out and let you know how helpful you were when we were trying to get our friend set up in her new apartment. We…

    $809/person/mo
  7. Shadowbrook Apartments
    4.2(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 4.2/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. Just wanted to give a shout out to the maintenance tech, David. He came to my apartment yesterday & replaced a ballast in the…

    $1009/person/mo
  8. The Focal Apartments
    4.2(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 4.2/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. Love my place, been here for 5 months. Love that I can do my laundry right here in my apartment and I've never had a problem with…

    $1164/person/mo
  9. Current Apartments
    3.4(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 3.4/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. The self tour was actually fun and I did it with my 3 years old son, he loved it. The apartments and everything around it is…

    $1281/person/mo
  10. Sage Valley Apartments
    3.4(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 3.4/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. I’d like to leave a huge thank-you to Adam, our maintenance worker. He came by two days ago to fix my toilet, and it was working…

    $1309/person/mo
  11. Enclave at Redwood
    2.6(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 2.6/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. We lived here for a year and we loved it! I took so many walks through the complex during the warmer months and the community…

    $1269/person/mo
  12. Boulder Pines Apartments
    2.6(5 reviews)FMP Score

    why it ranked: Holds a 2.6/5 overall score from verified SLCC reviews. Quick response from the office staff we just moved here we had couple issue because of how old building is but very fast response…

    $1562/person/mo

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.
1Aspire West Valley5.0/55–$1109/mo
2Hunters Woods5.0/55–$1450/mo
3Cedar Breaks5.0/55–$1670/mo
4Winchester Park4.8/55–$1295/mo
5Mark Twain Apartments4.6/55–$929/mo
6The Redwood4.6/55–$809/mo
7Shadowbrook Apartments4.2/55–$1009/mo
8The Focal Apartments4.2/55–$1164/mo
9Current Apartments3.4/55–$1281/mo
10Sage Valley Apartments3.4/55–$1309/mo
11Enclave at Redwood2.6/55–$1269/mo
12Boulder Pines Apartments2.6/55–$1562/mo

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

FMP award criteria

How We Ranked These Apartments

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Ranked by the FMP Score

FMP Score, high to low. That’s the whole ranking. It’s our overall measure of a property, combining verified review scores with signals reviews miss, like how current the listing is kept and how responsive management is. Ties go to the property with more verified reviews.

2

Who Makes the List

Every property near SLCC can appear, but it takes a minimum number of verified reviews before we score and rank it. Properties under that bar sit below every ranked property and move up automatically as reviews come in.

3

How We Calculate the FMP Score

The FMP Score blends the social, management, and quality scores from verified reviews with signals that a place is actively and well run, like how up to date its listing is kept and how consistently management responds to residents. It’s built to surface genuinely well-run properties, not just the highest raw review average.

by the numbers

What Makes an Apartment ‘well-rounded’ Near SLCC

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

Management & maintenance
82%
Unit & building quality
53%
Amenities & shared spaces
25%

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

faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best overall student apartment near SLCC?

Aspire West Valley leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near SLCC with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Hunters Woods and Cedar Breaks.

How is this ranking calculated?

This list is ranked by one number: each property's overall score from verified reviews. Students rate a property's overall 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 the best overall?

The best overall apartments score highly across everything students rate (social scene, management, and unit quality), not just one. This ranking uses each property's overall rating from verified reviews.

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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