Roommates and rooms for rent in North Loop

Shared room rent in North Loop runs about $800 – $1,200 per month. Vibe: Indie, students, affordable.

About North Loop

North Loop sits between 51st and Koenig around Duval, and it is the best value in central Austin for shared houses. Housing is small 1940s-60s bungalows, most of them two- or three-bedroom rentals with a yard, plus a scattering of low-rise apartment blocks along Airport. Rooms in a house with a shared living room dominate the listings here rather than the sealed-off new-build duplexes further east.

Getting to work from North Loop

The 7 and 803 buses run down Duval and Lamar to UT in 10 minutes and downtown in 20-25. UT's West Campus is a straight 15-minute bike ride, which is why so many grad students land here.

Who shares apartments here

UT grad students, teachers, non-profit workers, and long-term Austinites who bought into the neighborhood before rents moved. Quieter and slightly older than West Campus.

The trade-off

Housing is older — window units and slab foundations are common — and the walkable strip is only a few blocks of Duval and 53rd. In exchange you get the lowest central-Austin room rent on this list.

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