# Denton, TX Apartment Locator | Free, Prices Checked Weekly > Free help from our Denton apartment locator team: student housing near UNT and TWU and regular apartments on Loop 288 and at Rayzor Ranch, with prices checked every week. URL: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/neighborhoods/denton/ Serving Denton and surrounding areas # Denton Apartment Locator: UNT, TWU and Leases on the School Calendar Denton is a college town built around UNT and Texas Woman's University. Its rentals come in three kinds: student housing near both campuses, regular apartment communities along Loop 288 and at Rayzor Ranch, and older buildings near the Square and along Carroll and Teasley. Student leasing runs on the school calendar. The city sells its own electricity, and the A-train runs to Carrollton. Get My List [/get-my-list/ →](/get-my-list/) Call (945) 800-3851 [tel:+19458003851 →](tel:+19458003851) Areas covered 8 We reply Mon to Fri, 9:00am to 6:00pm Cost to you $0 Credit pull None - Costs you nothing Your list and our help are free - No credit pull We never touch your screening report - We reply during our hours Mon to Fri, 9:00am to 6:00pm. Your budget and move date are all we need. - TREC #562021 Spirit Real Estate Group The gap ## Denton apartments by size this week We checked 47 places in Denton on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees. - Studio: $881 a month typical, from $799, 4 places with one available, 2 with a special - 1 Bedroom: $1,082 a month typical, from $738, 40 places with one available, 20 with a special - 2 Bedroom: $1,497 a month typical, from $985, 43 places with one available, 22 with a special - 3 Bedroom: $2,058 a month typical, from $1,250, 31 places with one available, 15 with a special - 4 Bedroom: $2,445 a month typical, from $1,999, 6 places with one available, 2 with a special ## Denton rents this week We check these numbers every week. Updated November 6, 2026. Where a place has a firm move-in special, its rent counts the free rent spread evenly over the lease. Rents are before fees. 47 communities in Denton had homes available; 23 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/ Our read this week: Newer buildings here cost about $151 more a month than middle age ones, even after their free rent ($1,200 vs. $1,049 for a 1 bedroom). If price matters most, start with the older buildings. Free rent runs bigger at newer buildings: about 6 weeks, compared with 3 at middle age ones. 7 buildings here are brand new or still opening, and 3 of them have a move-in special right now. New buildings have to fill up fast, so they usually give the biggest deals. | Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Studio | 4 | $799 | $846 to $944 | $881 | $1.91 | down $6 | | 1 bed | 40 | $738 | $956 to $1,188 | $1,082 | $1.69 | no change | | 2 bed | 43 | $985 | $1,203 to $1,610 | $1,497 | $1.45 | up $23 | | 3 bed | 31 | $1,250 | $1,833 to $2,235 | $2,058 | $1.52 | no change | | 4 bed | 6 | $1,999 | $2,136 to $2,678 | $2,445 | $1.30 | up $50 | | Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Newer (Class A) | 11 | $1,200 | $1.72 | 55% | 6 | | Middle (Class B) | 30 | $1,049 | $1.50 | 47% | 3 | | Older (Class C) | 6 | $867 | $1.35 | 50% | 4 | - Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $899 (589 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to $750 Off - Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,095 (910 sq ft), Class C - Cheapest studio here: Studio listed from $1,079 (560 sq ft), Class A - Cheapest 3 bedroom here: 3 bed listed from $1,599 (1332 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to 8 Weeks Free on Select Apartment Homes - Most free rent here: 1 bed listed from $1,191 (507 sq ft), Class A. Special: 4 Weeks Free. About $1,100/mo net effective over a 12 month lease Rents are the lowest listed price for an available apartment of each size in our weekly check. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student communities. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply. ## Areas we cover inside Denton - **UNT District**: The University of North Texas campus sits southwest of downtown, bounded roughly by I-35E, Eagle Drive and Carroll Boulevard. Older complexes, duplexes and rental houses fill the blocks around it, and many leases there start in August. - **TWU District**: Texas Woman's University sits north of downtown off Bell Avenue and University Drive. Older houses, small apartment buildings and fourplexes surround the campus, and the Square is a short walk or bike ride south. - **Downtown Denton**: Everything here centers on the Courthouse on the Square, with Hickory and Oak streets running out from it. Apartments are mostly newer midsize buildings and older buildings made over, and the A-train's Downtown Denton Transit Center is a few blocks east. - **Rayzor Ranch**: Rayzor Ranch is the large retail and apartment development at I-35 and University Drive (US-380) on the west side. Newer garden apartments and buildings wrapped around parking garages sit beside the shopping, and the interstate is right there. - **Loop 288 Corridor**: Loop 288 arcs around Denton's east and north sides and carries most of the big chain stores. Garden apartment complexes from several decades sit just off it, convenient for driving and loud along the frontage. - **Carroll Boulevard**: Carroll Boulevard runs north and south just west of downtown, between the UNT and TWU areas. Older apartments, duplexes and rental houses line the side streets, and it's a short trip to both campuses and the Square. - **Teasley Lane**: Teasley Lane runs south from I-35E on Denton's south side toward Corinth and Lake Lewisville. You'll find garden apartments and newer subdivisions along it, and I-35E is the quick route toward Lewisville and Dallas. - **North Denton**: North of University Drive the city runs to established neighborhoods and newer subdivisions near Loop 288, with Denton Municipal Airport out to the northwest. Leases lean toward houses and garden apartments, and I-35 is the main road out. ## Denton Apartment Leases Run on the School Calendar - August searches planned around the January to April signing rush, so a June search has a better idea of what's left - Bedroom lease or whole unit lease: ask which before a roommate's exit lands on you - Co-signer income rules and co-signing companies laid out before you apply ## The A-train, the interstates and campus parking The A-train starts at the Downtown Denton Transit Center, stops at MedPark Station and runs south to Trinity Mills in Carrollton. There, the DART Green Line goes on to Downtown Dallas, so you can get there without a car. DCTA runs university shuttles and local buses. Loop 288 wraps the north and east sides and carries most shopping. I-35E and I-35W split near UNT in southwest Denton, toward Dallas and Fort Worth, and US 380 heads east toward Frisco and McKinney. Near both campuses, parking is restricted and enforced, so a unit with a permit is worth more than the rent shows. ## Student housing, regular apartments and lease types Student housing near UNT and TWU is usually furnished, leased by the bedroom and signed for twelve months, summer included. Most August leases get signed between January and April. Many include utilities up to a monthly cap and bill back anything over it. Regular apartment communities along Loop 288 and at Rayzor Ranch lease whole units on standard terms and post their income and credit rules. Older garden buildings along Carroll Boulevard and Teasley Lane screen less strictly than new construction. In a group lease on a whole unit, a roommate who moves out leaves you their share; a bedroom lease keeps your rent your own. It's worth asking which kind it is before you apply. ## A week in Denton, from the Square to the lakes Denton runs on two campuses and one courthouse square, so free concerts, college games and late dinners are never far. Big parks sit at the north and south ends, and the A-train links the city to DART. ### The A-train and the drive south From the Downtown Denton Transit Center, a few blocks east of the Square, the A-train heads south through Lewisville to Carrollton, where riders switch to DART. At 8am, our drive times run about 35 minutes to Legacy West, 41 to DFW Airport, 44 to the Medical District and 49 to Downtown Dallas. That's close to the no traffic numbers. For bikes, the A-train Rail Trail follows the tracks south out of downtown toward Corinth and Lake Dallas. - **Downtown Denton Transit Center** (rail station): Catch the A-train here for a car free ride south, or ride a DCTA bus around town. ### Big parks at both ends of town South Lakes Park, about 2.6 miles south of the Square, and North Lakes Park, about 2.2 miles north, are the two big ones. North Lakes has a dog park of its own. Quakertown Park and Evers Park sit closer in for a walk. Water Works Park, the city water park, is the summer pick when it's open. - **South Lakes Park** (park): The big park on the south side, a good pick for a long walk or run on a weekend morning. - **North Lakes Dog Park** (dog park): Let your dog run off leash on the north side of town, an easy stop after work on a weekday. - **Water Works Park** (water park): Cool off on a hot summer day at the city water park; check the season dates and hours before you go. ### The Square, Fry Street and the late crowd Most nights out start on the Square, where restaurants, bars and music rooms ring the old courthouse. Fry Street, beside the UNT campus, is the cheap eats and bar strip that the campus runs on, and Hickory Street links the two. Out on the edges, Loop 288 and I-35E have the chain restaurants. - **Denton Square** (dining district): Park once and walk the four sides of the courthouse square for dinner, drinks and live music on a weekend night. - **Fry Street** (bar street): The college strip beside UNT for cheap eats and bars, quieter in summer when classes are out. - **LSA Burger Co.** (burgers): A burger joint right on the Square, an easy dinner before a show or after a free concert on the lawn. ### Saturday market and the weekly run The Denton Community Market sets up on West Mulberry Street near the Square on Saturday mornings from early March to late December, with local growers and makers. For the weekly run, WinCo Foods, Albertsons, ALDI and Natural Grocers are each a short drive from the Square. Golden Triangle Mall and Denton Town Center cover the big box list. - **Golden Triangle Mall** (shopping mall): The city's indoor mall for clothes and big store runs, a cool place to walk on a hot August day. - **Denton Community Market** (farmers market): Come Saturday morning for local produce, baked goods and crafts, a few blocks from the Square. ### Football, free concerts and a courthouse museum UNT's Mean Green play home football at DATCU Stadium in the fall, and the Murchison Performing Arts Center on campus books concerts and stage shows. Twilight Tunes brings free concerts to the courthouse lawn on Thursday evenings in May and June. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, inside the courthouse, covers county history. The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival now runs each September at the North Texas Fairgrounds. - **DATCU Stadium** (stadium): Catch a Mean Green home game on a fall Saturday, a short drive from anywhere in town. - **Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum** (museum): Step inside the old courthouse for an hour of county history, then walk out to dinner on the Square. - **Murchison Performing Arts Center** (concert hall): See a UNT music show or a stage production in a big concert hall on campus. ## Denton questions When does August leasing near UNT and TWU fill up? Mostly between January and April. Student housing and the best located regular buildings fill their August units then, so a June search picks from what's left. Is a Denton student lease per bedroom or per unit? Student housing usually leases by the bedroom, so a roommate who moves out doesn't leave you their rent. Some regular buildings near campus lease the whole unit to a group, and then everyone covers a missing share. If you lease a whole unit, a regular one bedroom in Denton runs about $1,082, going by our weekly check. Do Denton student leases cover the summer? Most run twelve months, June through August included. A few properties offer nine month leases, often at a higher monthly rent, so confirm the length before you sign. Who supplies electricity in Denton? The city does, through its own utility. There's no Power to Choose shopping and no electric contract to break, which surprises renters coming from Oncor areas. Can I get to Dallas from Denton by train? Yes. Take the A-train from the Downtown Denton Transit Center or MedPark to Trinity Mills, then DART's Green Line downtown. It means a transfer and runs slower than driving off peak, but it's on a fixed schedule. What is the utility cap on furnished student housing, and what happens when I go over? It varies by property. Many student buildings include power, water and sometimes internet up to a monthly cap and bill you for anything over it, and a hot August can push you past it. Ask for the cap and what renters usually pay above it before you sign. How do Denton landlords handle thin or damaged credit? Student buildings usually take a co-signer who earns several times the monthly rent, and some accept a co-signing company. Regular apartment buildings mostly take a co-signing company or a larger deposit, and the older Carroll and Teasley buildings have easier rules still. Is there an apartment locator near Denton? Yes. In Denton we work to the school calendar. We cover student housing leased by the bedroom near UNT and TWU, whole unit leases on Loop 288 and at Rayzor Ranch, and the Carroll and Teasley buildings for a credit problem. ## Near Denton Carrollton is the far end of the A-train ride south, Frisco is southeast by way of US 380, and McKinney is farther east. ### Carrollton Downtown Carrollton · Josey Ranch · Old Denton Road [Carrollton →](/neighborhoods/carrollton/) ### Frisco The Star District · Rail District · Stonebriar [Frisco →](/neighborhoods/frisco/) ### McKinney Craig Ranch · Adriatica Village · Historic Downtown McKinney [McKinney →](/neighborhoods/mckinney/) ## Looking in Denton? Tell us your school or job, the month you move and whether you need a co-signer, and we'll send the Denton places we find that match the calendar. 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