2024 Housing Survey fast facts:

We are working on developing a new guide using 2024 survey data, please keep checking back to reference this page. The 2022 guide can be found at the bottom of this page.

• 80% of students walk to Penn with the average commute time from 10-20 minutes. 

• The average rent of surveyed students is around $1000. Most students live in apartments, though row homes in Graduate Hospital and family-sized homes in West Philadelphia are also popular housing types.

• Overall, 39% of students live alone, 42% have 1 roommate, and 16% have 2 roommates. 

• About 1/4 of students own at least 1 pet.

• Most students (67%) do not own a car. The other 33% pay for monthly garages ($100/mo or more) (7%), pay to park on the street ($35/year PA state registration) (15%), or have a parking spot designated with their accommodation (11%).

• 62% of students have in-unit laundry, 36% have in-building laundry.

• The survey respondents reported having the following amenities: Gym (48%), Bike storage (40%), Mail room (54%), Security cameras (47.5%), Central AC/heat (77%), Window AC units (29.5%), access to a grill (16%), Outdoor space that is their own (49%), Balcony/roof (39%).

• National chains including Giant, Aldi, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc, were the most popular grocery shopping location at 91.8%. Local shops followed with 44% popularity, online delivery at 29.5%, and the Farmer's Market at 16%.

• People either ship packages directly to their homes (89%) or to Amazon Lockers (37.5%).

• Most people found their housing through Zillow (61%) or friends/family (26%).