LOCAL REALTOR
Drew Burroughs
Broker Associate, Compass
SMU-area real estate guidance
SMU RENTALS NEAR CAMPUS
Rentals near SMU
Search current rental sources, keep lease questions beside the listings, and carry the rent into the ownership comparison.
Southern Methodist University · MARKET CONTEXT
Know the market before you lease.
University demand and local housing benchmarks, with the location and reporting period kept beside each number.
- Undergraduates outside campus housing
- 54.97%
- Campus housing requirement
- All full-time first-year students are required to live on campus, typically for two semesters. Beginning with the Fall 2025 entering class, SMU no longer requires a second year on campus.
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025
Southern Methodist University ↗Southern Methodist University institution · 2026-27 / policy revised 2025-09-03
SMU Residence Life and Student Housing ↗University & housing details Definitions, dates and sources
1 bedroom rent reference $1,407/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Dallas, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗2 bedrooms rent reference $1,878/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Dallas, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Undergraduates outside campus housing 54.97%
Arithmetic complement of the same reported degree-seeking undergraduate on-campus share; does not describe all enrolled students.
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗Campus housing requirement All full-time first-year students are required to live on campus, typically for two semesters. Beginning with the Fall 2025 entering class, SMU no longer requires a second year on campus.
Published institutional campus housing requirement
Southern Methodist University institution · 2026-27 / policy revised 2025-09-03 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00SMU Residence Life and Student Housing ↗Total students 12,544
All undergraduate and graduate students reported in the 2025-26 CDS Part B
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗City median sale price $474,762
Median sale price for the cited city housing market; not a campus-only or student-property price.
Dallas, TX · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗City sale-price change 2.1%
Year-over-year change paired with the saved city median sale-price series.
Dallas, TX · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Studio rent reference $1,274/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Dallas, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗3 bedrooms rent reference $2,375/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Dallas, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Undergraduate students 7,545
All undergraduates reported in CDS B1
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗Graduate / professional students 4,999
Graduate students reported in CDS B1
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗First-year students 1,715
First-time, first-year degree-seeking undergraduates, full-time plus part-time
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗First-year students in campus housing 96.33%
First-time, first-year degree-seeking students living in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗Undergraduates in campus housing 45.03%
Degree-seeking undergraduates living in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
Southern Methodist University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-30T23:39:28-04:00Southern Methodist University ↗University figures and citywide housing data cover different populations and periods. They do not establish achievable rent, occupancy or investment returns for a specific property.
CURRENT RENTAL SEARCH
Rentals within 3 miles of SMU
Housing benchmarks are market planning evidence, not a specific lease quote. The preset starts at 1+ bedroom and a 3-mile radius. It uses the existing current-listing search; an empty result is not a claim that the market has no rentals.
No verified matches are showing for this preset yet. Open the full campus rental search →
LEASE + ROOMMATE CHECK
Do not let the listing outrun the lease.
Verify what is being rented, who is responsible, the exact dates, recurring charges, sublet/relet rules and what happens if a roommate leaves.
RENT VS. OWN BRIDGE
Keep the rent you found in the ownership decision.
Use the current asking rent as an input—not proof that renting or buying is better. The next step keeps the campus, selected rental and time horizon attached.
LOCAL HANDOFF
Keep Drew Burroughs in the same campus conversation.
This is the assigned Realtor published for the selected market.