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Residential area that houses mostly students
A student quarter or a student ghetto is a
residential area , usually in proximity to a
college or
university , that houses mostly
students . Due to the youth and relative low income of the students, most of the housing is rented, with some cooperatives. Landlords have little incentive to properly maintain the housing stock, since they know that they can always find tenants. Non-students tend to leave the area because of the noise and raucous behavior of the students. Property crimes, sexual assaults, and noise and drug violations are more common in student quarters.
Most modern student ghettos arose from the rise in post-secondary enrollment after
World War II . Many colleges and universities became unable to house all their students, while homeowners in adjacent neighborhoods fled from the influx of students. Such neighborhoods often took over from faculty and other affluent (permanent) residents, as the housing stock in these areas deteriorated. Many local governments have worked to control the spread of student ghettos and improve their appearance.
Fire safety is a special concern.
Examples
A high-end example of a purpose-built, student residential neighborhood is
The Cotton District in
Starkville, Mississippi , which was privately developed by a former university faculty member who was elected the city's mayor in 2005.
A hybrid of this is the
University of Dayton Ghetto in
Dayton, Ohio , where the school bought formerly privately owned houses in an adjacent neighborhood to house its upperclassmen. Today over 95% of the houses in that area are owned by the school.
United States
Central/Midtown and Downtown Tuscaloosa in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (
University of Alabama )
Isla Vista , an unincorporated town near
Goleta, California (
University of California, Santa Barbara )
North University Park in
Los Angeles , California, directly north of the
University of Southern California
Parkmerced in
San Francisco , California (
San Francisco State University )
Southside in
Berkeley, California (
University of California, Berkeley )
Westwood in
Los Angeles , California (
University of California, Los Angeles )
University Hill in
Boulder, Colorado (
University of Colorado at Boulder )
East Cleveland Avenue and North Chapel Street in
Newark, Delaware (
University of Delaware )
Portions of
Alafaya in
Orlando, Florida (
University of Central Florida )
Indian Village and Gaines Street in
Tallahassee, Florida (
Florida State University and
Florida A&M University )
Portions of NW 13th Street, Main Street, and University Avenue in
Gainesville, Florida (
University of Florida )
Home Park in
Atlanta, Georgia (
Georgia Tech )
Gentilly Road in
Statesboro, Georgia (
Georgia Southern University )
Campustown in
Champaign (
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign )
Hyde Park in
Chicago , Illinois (
University of Chicago )
The
Oread Neighborhood of
Lawrence, Kansas near the
University of Kansas
Portions of
Old Louisville in
Louisville, Kentucky (
University of Louisville )
Scotlandville (B.R. community) in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (
Southern University )
Allston ,
Brighton ,
Mission Hill ,
Fenway–Kenmore in
Boston ,
Massachusetts (most Boston-based universities, particularly
Boston University and
Northeastern University )
Royal Crest Estates in
North Andover, Massachusetts (
Merrimack College )
Hobart Lane in
Amherst, Massachusetts (
University of Massachusetts Amherst and several other area schools)
Midtown and Riverside in
Ypsilanti, Michigan (
Eastern Michigan University )
Cedar Village in
East Lansing, Michigan (
Michigan State University )
Cass Corridor in
Detroit, Michigan (
Wayne State University )
Vine Neighborhood of
Kalamazoo, Michigan near
Western Michigan University and
Kalamazoo College
Dinkytown and
Stadium Village , in
Minneapolis ,
Minnesota (
University of Minnesota )
North Bottoms in
Lincoln, Nebraska (
University of Nebraska–Lincoln )
Main Street and the surrounding areas, the Beau Rivage townhomes, and Campus Crossings apartments of
Glassboro, New Jersey . (
Rowan University )
The Sixth Ward, New Brunswick, New Jersey (
Rutgers University )
University Avenue area in
Las Cruces, New Mexico (
New Mexico State University )
Collegetown and
South Hill in
Ithaca, New York (
Cornell University and
Ithaca College , respectively)
Pine Hills section of
Albany, New York (
University at Albany and
College of Saint Rose )
University Heights in
Buffalo, New York (
University at Buffalo )
University Hill and
University Neighborhood in
Syracuse, New York (
Syracuse University )
Morningside Heights, Manhattan in
New York City (
Columbia University )
Briarcliff, Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill )
The Mile Square in
Oxford, Ohio (
Miami University )
University District in
Columbus, Ohio (
Ohio State University )
University of Dayton Ghetto in
Dayton, Ohio (
University of Dayton )
West University in
Eugene, Oregon (
University of Oregon )
Central and South Oakland in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (
Carnegie Mellon University ,
Carlow University , and
University of Pittsburgh )
State College, Pennsylvania (
Pennsylvania State University )
Bonnet Shores in
Narragansett, Rhode Island (
University of Rhode Island )
Templetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (
Temple University )
Fort Sanders in
Knoxville, Tennessee (
University of Tennessee )
Fort Wood in
Chattanooga, Tennessee (
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga )
Northgate in
College Station, Texas (
Texas A&M University )
Overton in
Lubbock, Texas (
Texas Tech University )
West Campus in
Austin, Texas (
University of Texas at Austin )
Buffalo Street area in
Farmville ,
Virginia (
Longwood University )
Oregon Hill in
Richmond, Virginia (
Virginia Commonwealth University )
College Hill in
Pullman, Washington (
Washington State University )
University District in
Seattle , Washington (
University of Washington )
University District in
Spokane, Washington (
Gonzaga University )
Sunnyside in
Morgantown, West Virginia (
West Virginia University )
Historic Randall Park Neighborhood in
Eau Claire, Wisconsin (
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire )
Bassett, Mansion Hill, and East Johnson Street neighborhoods in
Madison ,
Wisconsin (
University of Wisconsin–Madison )
Upper East Side, Brady St, Riverwest neighborhoods of
Milwaukee near
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Canada
The Annex and
Harbord Village in
Toronto ,
Ontario (
University of Toronto )
Kingston Student Ghetto in
Kingston ,
Ontario (
Queen's University )
Sandy Hill in
Ottawa ,
Ontario (
University of Ottawa )
Huron Heights and Argyle neighbourhoods in
London, Ontario (
Fanshawe College )
University Heights and Oxford Park in
London, Ontario (
The University of Western Ontario )
Ainslie Wood and
Westdale in
Hamilton, Ontario (
McMaster University )
York University Heights in
Toronto, Ontario (
York University )
Northdale in
Waterloo, Ontario (
University of Waterloo and
Wilfrid Laurier University )
McGill Ghetto, formally known as
Milton Parc , in
Montreal ,
Quebec (
McGill University )
Sainte-Foy, Quebec City ,
Quebec (
Laval University ,
Cégep Garneau and
Cégep de Sainte-Foy )
South End in
Halifax, Nova Scotia (
Dalhousie University and
St. Mary's University )
College Hill and Forest Hill in
Fredericton, New Brunswick (
University of New Brunswick )
Sackville
New Brunswick (
Mount Allison University )
Churchill Park in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Memorial University of Newfoundland )
United Kingdom
Lenton in
Nottingham ,
University of Nottingham
UK
Jesmond in
Newcastle upon Tyne , (
Newcastle University ), (
Northumbria University ), UK
Heaton in
Newcastle upon Tyne , (
Newcastle University ), (
Northumbria University ), UK
Burley in
Leeds , (
University of Leeds ), (
Leeds Metropolitan University ), UK
Hyde Park in
Leeds , (
University of Leeds ), (
Leeds Metropolitan University ), UK
Headingley in
Leeds , (
University of Leeds ), (
Leeds Metropolitan University ), UK
Cowley Road in
Oxford , UK
Fallowfield in
Manchester , (
University of Manchester ), UK
Old Aberdeen in
Aberdeen , (
University of Aberdeen )
Bournbrook in
Birmingham (
University of Birmingham ), UK
The Holylands ,
Belfast , near
Queens University .
Cathays in
Cardiff ,
Wales , (
Cardiff University ), (
Cardiff Metropolitan University )
Mill Road in
Cambridge ,
England , (
Anglia Ruskin University )
Kensington in
Liverpool ,
England , (
University of Liverpool and
JMU )
Wavertree (especially off
Smithdown Road ) in
Liverpool ,
England (
Liverpool Hope University and
University of Liverpool )
St Johns in
Worcester (
University of Worcester )
Ecclesall Road in
Sheffield , (
Sheffield Hallam University ), (
University of Sheffield ), UK
Broomhill in
Sheffield (
University of Sheffield ), UK
Brynmill in
Swansea ,
Wales , (
Swansea University )
Mount Pleasant in
Swansea ,
Wales , (
Swansea Metropolitan University/Swansea University )
Crookesmoor Road in
Sheffield (
University of Sheffield ), UK
Oadby in
Leicester , (
University of Leicester ), UK
Hales Place in
Canterbury , (
University of Kent ), UK
New Cross in
London , (
Goldsmiths, University of London ), UK
Redland, Bristol (
University of Bristol ,
University of the West of England )
Portswood , in
Southampton , (
University of Southampton )
Stanmore, in
Winchester , (
University of Winchester )
The Groves (
York St John University ) and
Osbaldwick ,
Fulford and
Layerthorpe (
University of York )
Hong Kong
Elsewhere
WISTA ,
Berlin (
FU Berlin ,
TU Berlin and
HU Berlin )
Dunedin North and
North East Valley ,
Dunedin ,
New Zealand (
University of Otago and
Otago Polytechnic )
Studentenstadt ,
Munich ,
Germany (
LMU München and
TU München )
Olympisches Dorf ,
Munich ,
Germany (
LMU München and
TU München )
Ålidhem ,
Umeå ,
Sweden (
Umeå University and
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences )
Mount Pleasant ,
Harare (
University of Zimbabwe ,
Arrupe Jesuit University and
Zimbabwe Open University )
See also
Notes
References
Gumprecht, Blake. "Fraternity Row, the Student Ghetto, and the Faculty Enclave: Characteristic Residential Districts in the American College Town." Journal of Urban History , v.32, no.2, January 2006.
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