Residences for Students with Children
Graduate or undergraduate students with children living with them at least 50 percent of each week are eligible for studios, one-, two-, three-, or four-bedroom units depending on the number of occupancy-eligible members of the family (student, child(ren) and spouse or domestic partner). For students with children, Stanford uses an occupancy limit of two persons per studio, and two persons per bedroom + one for larger units. For example, depending on availability, 1) a family comprised of a student-parent and child is eligible to live in a studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom; 2) a family comprised of a couple and one child is eligible to live in a one-bedroom or two-bedroom; 3) a family comprised of a couple and three children is eligible to live in a two-bedroom, three-bedroom or four-bedroom.
Students with shared custody of their children qualify for this type of housing if the children physically occupy the apartment at least 50% of each week. If you are expecting a child, you may apply for Student with Children Housing for the quarter that corresponds to the second trimester of pregnancy.
The two-, three- or four-bedroom units within Escondido Village and Escondido South have fenced-in patios that open onto gated play areas. The Escondido Village one-bedroom, one-bedroom with den, and studio apartments do not have fenced-in patios.
Stanford does not provide housing for extended families—including students’ parents, siblings or live-in childcare staff. If your parents or other family members are moving to the Stanford area, you must make alternate housing arrangements for them. See Community Housing.
- On-campus Housing Options 2023-24
- Off-campus Subsidized Housing Options for 2023-24
- Stanford On-campus Housing Amenities
On-campus Housing Options for 2023-24
ESCONDIDO VILLAGE and ESCONDIDO SOUTH
Residence |
Monthly Rate |
Contract Length |
Number of Spaces | Average Square Footage | Occupancy |
2 bedroom, 1 bath Low-Rise |
$2635 |
full-year |
175 | 740 | couple with one to three children or student-parent with one to four children |
3 bedroom, 1 bath Low-Rise |
$3185 |
full-year |
71 | 875 | couple with two to five children or student-parent with two to six children |
4 bedroom, 1 bath Low-Rise |
$3537 |
full-year |
2 | 1050 | couple with three to seven children or student-parent with three to eight children |
1 bedroom, 1 bath Low-Rise |
$2444 |
full-year |
varies | 450 | couple with one child or student-parent with one to two children |
1 bedroom with den, 1 bath Low-Rise |
$2783 |
full-year |
varies | 700 | couple with one child or student-parent with one to two children |
ESCONDIDO VILLAGE KENNEDY GRADUATE RESIDENCES
Residence |
Monthly Rate (per apartment) |
Contract Length |
Number of Spaces | Average Square Footage | Occupancy |
Escondido Village Kennedy |
$2308 |
full-year |
varies | 439 | student-parent with one child |
Off-campus Housing Options for 2023-24
While off-campus housing choices will be available to rank on the 2023-24 Lottery application, assignment to these spaces will be based on the overall applicant demand. Because we do not know the number of spaces we will assign off-campus, students listing these choices should also rank on-campus housing options. It is important to note that students assigned to these off-campus complexes may have to consolidate within a complex or relocate to campus during the academic year if demand for housing changes. Students will not be able to renew for 2024-25.
Students in most off-campus complexes are not able to renew their contracts and must join the Lottery each year. However, students assigned to Oak Creek in 2022-23 are able to renew for the 2023-34 year, if otherwise eligible. We will review if it will be possible for Oak Creek residents to renew for 2024-25 in the spring of 2024.
Click here for a chart of general information about all the apartment complexes and click on the individual complexes below for more detailed descriptions and pictures. These subsidized off-campus apartments may not be available after August 2024.
OFF-CAMPUS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
Residence |
Monthly Rate (per apartment) |
Contract Length |
Number of Spaces | Average Square Footage | Occupancy |
Oak Creek* |
$2635 |
full-year |
48 | 940 | couple with one to three children or student-parent with one to four children |
Oak Creek* |
$2455 |
full-year |
varies | 670 | couple with one child or student-parent with one to two children |
Oak Creek* |
$2347 |
full-year |
varies | 500 | student-parent with one child |
*Students assigned to Oak Creek in 2022-23 are able to renew for the 2023-34 year, if otherwise eligible. We will review if it will be possible for Oak Creek residents to renew for 2024-25 in the spring of 2024.
For photos, sample floor plans and details for each region, please visit the “Housing Options” pages within the Student Housing website.
Stanford Housing Amenities
Apartment features | Community features |
Many units recently renovated | Convenient to classrooms, libraries and labs |
Beautiful views of courtyards, campus, foothills and San Francisco Bay visible from many units | "Just Like Home" coinless/cardless laundry program included in rate |
Furnishings provided at no additional charge | Computer clusters |
On-site professional and student residence staff | On-campus childcare, elementary school, after-school programs and children’s play areas |
Wall-to-wall carpeting | Social, educational and cultural activities |
Window coverings in all rooms | Lounges, music practice rooms and other common rooms |
All-electric kitchen appliances | Outdoor recreation areas and athletic facilities including pools, gyms, fields and courts for tennis, basketball and volleyball |
Tile, laminate or solid surface countertops | Nearby parking (permit required and available for purchase through Stanford Transportation) |
High-speed internet (included in University technology fee) | Free Stanford shuttle service to campus and off-campus locations, including local shopping areas and restaurants |
Utilities included in rent: water, heat, electricity, garbage and sewer | Easy access to Caltrain station with service to San Francisco and San Jose |
Additional amenities available in select buildings |
Off-Campus Housing
Rental housing is available near Stanford, but the University is located in a highly desirable suburban area in the heart of Silicon Valley. Consequently, off-campus rental rates are relatively high compared to many other regions of the United States and even other parts of the Bay Area.
If you decide to live off campus, plan to arrive at Stanford at least two weeks early to take advantage of a wider range of housing choices.
You can check local rental listings, accessible only to Stanford students and affiliates, at Student Housing’s Community Housing website. You will be directed from there to the rental listings, which are available through the Places4Students web site. You will either need a Stanford email address to view the rental listings or you may contact Housing Assignments for a temporary password.