Philadelphia Housing (And Its Surrounding Area)
Students are expected to identify and arrange their own housing prior to MBA Essentials. On-campus university housing is very limited for graduate students at Temple University. Therefore, most Fox MBA students do not rent university-managed on-campus housing. Instead, students generally secure housing either near main campus, or as in most cases, students secure off-campus housing in the city of Philadelphia and its surrounding neighborhoods, many of which may require students to use public transportation to get to main campus.
If you would like to further discuss living in the Philadelphia area, you can connect with others joining you for the program. Please log in to Blackboard and go to the "Discussion Board" section. (For instructions on how to log in to Blackboard, please review the "Technology" section in the left-hand menu.)
Several local housing resources include:
www.philadelphiaweekly.com
www.philadelphia.craigslist.org/apa
www.4wallsinphilly.com
www.apartmentratings.com
www.philadelphia.forrent.com
http://philadelphia.apartmentguide.com
http://classifieds.citypaper.net/
Neighborhoods and Cost of Living
Philadelphia Area Communities
Many residents
live in beautiful Victorian University City, Center City, South Philly, or in
the Art Museum vicinity, which is a quick ride using Philadelphia's public
transportation system called SEPTA. Other residents choose to live in Manayunk or Mount
Airy, where renting a small home with a backyard is readily affordable. Still
others live in Narberth, on Philadelphia’s Main Line, or in nearby Delaware
County communities, where campus is little more than a 30-minute drive or train
ride away.
Additional off-site information about Philadelphia may be found at gophila.com
Cost of Living
The cost of
living in the greater Philadelphia area is lower than most major metropolitan
areas including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, DC, and
Boston.
Philadelphia remains one of the most affordable metropolitan areas in the country, and many residents are able to purchase a home in the area while completing their MBA degree.
In addition, greater Philadelphia has one of the lowest median home prices of U.S. metros, according to selectgreaterphiladelphia.com: http://www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.com/data/realestate/residential.cfm
Additional economic information can be found at: http://www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.com/data/popecondata.cfm
