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If you are looking for a particular listing and you know the address or ID #, you may search for housing by address or ID #. You may also use this feature to look up ALL addresses on a specific street.

See Best Time to Search for more information about our rental seasons. New renters are encouraged to read through our Frequently Asked Questions about Finding Housing in Madison.

To create a list of housing that meets your needs, answer the questions below and then choose 'Create List'.


1. What type of housing are you looking for? A completely vacant unit
A unit to share with current occupants
Rooms in private home, suite (private bedroom, may or may not have shared bath and/availability of kitchen varies), cooperative, rooming house, fraternity/sorority, hotel/motel, B&B
A room/suite in a private residence hall
2. Number of bedrooms:
CAUTION: If you selected one of the last 2 options ('Rooms in private home...' or 'A room in a...') from question 1, you must pick 'Any number of bedrooms.' 		Any number of bedrooms
Efficiency/Studio
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
5 bedrooms
6 bedrooms
7 bedrooms
8 or more bedrooms
3. What type of housing unit are you looking for?
CAUTION: Leave blank if you selected one of the last 2 options ('Rooms in private home...' or 'A room in a...') from question 1. 		Apartment/Condo/Flat
Duplex/Townhouse
House

Leave blank to select all unit types
4. When do you want to move in?
For important information on rental seasons, click on appropriate season.
If you are looking for a rental season that is not listed, you are LOOKING TOO EARLY! 		Fall Semester 2009 (Leases beginning August - October)
Summer Long Term Lease 2009 (Leases beginning April - July)
Summer Sublet 2009 (Leases beginning April - July that end in August of the same year)
5. Do you need short term housing?
Please read for IMPORTANT information on finding short-term housing!  If you selected "Summer Sublet" above, choose "No." 		Yes No
6. What is your price range?
When entering your price range, keep in mind that:
  • You should leave blank to select all rent amounts and/or if you selected Private Residence Halls above.
  • Many factors affect the rent, including heat, sharing a bedroom, lease length, etc.
  • If you use this feature you will not see listings with rents advertised by the day/week/semester/academic year.
 -   per month
minimum     maximum

For a completely vacant unit, enter a range for the total rent. For a unit to share or "Room(s) in: rooming house, private home, etc.", enter a range for the rent per person.
7. What locations are you interested in?
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Other

Click on the map at the left to view a specific numbered section. The numbers above are hyperlinked to a brief description of the corresponding section.

Leave blank to select all sections
8. Do you need parking? No Preference Yes No
9. Pet policy: No Preference
Cats Allowed
Dogs/Cats Allowed
Pets Not Allowed
10. Features:
Check a box if you only want to see listings that have these features.
Leave blank if you have no preference. 		 Laundry
 Air Conditioning
 Furnished
 Heat Included
11. Are you a person with a disability who has accessibility needs?
CAUTION: Not all listings for accessible housing are currently designated as such. 		Yes No
12. To search all listings, leave the date as it is.
If you have done this search before and want to view only new or updated listings, enter the date of your last search. 		Month:
 Day:  Year: 
13. To search for a lister (owner, manager, sublessor, or tenant), enter the name AND respond to #1-3 above.
Example: To find "The Smith Rental Company", enter "The Smith".