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University of WashingtonSeattle, WAUpdated Monthly
By the FMP Data Team · Reviewed October 1, 2026
Maple Leaf Apartments leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UW with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Broadstone Strata and Belroy. Across the 151 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 University of Washington for every option.
Sorted by FMP Score from verified UW reviews, high to low. Scores reflect current UW reviews only.
why it ranked: The top overall pick near UW, at 5.0/5 from verified reviews. The moving process has been incredibly seamless. Candi has been extremely helpful and always ready to assist with anything I need. Logan, the maintenance manager, was also very prompt—he…
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UW, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. We’ve had a great experience living at Broadstone Strata. The building is modern, clean, and very well maintained, and the location next to University Village and the University of…
why it ranked: A podium finish for overall near UW, 5.0/5 from verified reviews. I love the vintage apartment! Leasing agent was really informative with any questions i had. He was really helpful and knowledgeable. Overall, the apartment complex is very clean, cozy, and…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. Really wonderful place! All the front staff is really friendly and the maintenance guy Ben is very quick! Loud building to live…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I’ve had an absolutely wonderful experience at Accolade at U District. The atmosphere is welcoming, the community is friendly…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I’ve had an absolutely wonderful experience at Accolade at U District. The atmosphere is welcoming, the community is friendly…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I didn't end up renting with Kiara due to another building offering a fantastic concession. But I did want to leave a review for…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I truly cannot say enough great things about some of the team at AMLI, especially the maintenance and service staff. They are the…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I have lived at Sunset Electric for the last few years. You couldn't ask for a better location in the middle of capital hill. The…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I've lived in several different spots across Seattle, and I can say without a doubt that The Malloy has been the absolute best…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. I moved in last week here and the staff have gone above and beyond every step of the way to make my cross-country relocation as…
why it ranked: Holds a 5.0/5 overall score from verified UW reviews. Had an amazing time touring the property. I came to the open house this past weekend and met Dylan, not only was he super…
| 1 | Maple Leaf Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1795/mo |
| 2 | Broadstone Strata | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $2430/mo |
| 3 | Belroy | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 4 | Connection on Broadway | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1914/mo |
| 5 | The Accolade | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1730/mo |
| 6 | The Accolade | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 7 | Kiara | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 8 | AMLI South Lake Union | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $2441/mo |
| 9 | Sunset Electric | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | – |
| 10 | Malloy Apartment Homes | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1594/mo |
| 11 | Infinity Apartments | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | $1960/mo |
| 12 | U-District Student Housing: Pacific Sunrise | 5.0/5 | 5 | – | – |
Walk times are door-to-door to UW campus. Rent is per person, per month.
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.
Every property near UW 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.
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.
We ran every verified overall review for UW-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.
Based on AI analysis of verified UW overall reviews, refreshed monthly. Percentages show the share of reviews that mention each theme; most reviews mention more than one. See our complete UW review data →
each fmp ranking re-ranks the same properties by a different lens (management and quality among them) and keeps its own list, refreshed monthly.
The most active social scenes: shared spaces, resident events, and roommate matching, scored from verified reviews.
see the ranking →The most responsive, reliable landlords: maintenance turnaround, lease transparency, and deposit fairness.
see the ranking →The best unit and building quality: condition, upkeep, and amenities, scored from verified reviews.
see the ranking →Maple Leaf Apartments leads our October 2026 ranking of the 12 Best Overall student apartments near UW with a 5.0/5 FMP Score, followed by Broadstone Strata and Belroy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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