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.
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.
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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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Student quarter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Contents 1 Examples 1 1 United States 1 2 Canada 1 3 United Kingdom 1 4 Hong Kong 1 5 Elsewhere 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksExamples EditThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources 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 Edit 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 amp 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 amp 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 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 MilwaukeeCanada Edit 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 Cegep Garneau and Cegep 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 Edit 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 Edit Chek Nai Ping Tai Po Tsai Shek Tong TsuiElsewhere Edit 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 Munchen and TU Munchen Olympisches Dorf Munich Germany LMU Munchen and TU Munchen Alidhem Umea Sweden Umea University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Mount Pleasant Harare University of Zimbabwe Arrupe Jesuit University and Zimbabwe Open University See also EditCollege town Town and gown Latin Quarter disambiguation Notes EditReferences EditGumprecht 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 External links EditTown amp Gown information from Daily Information Oxford UK College Town Issues Town Gown Issues Town and Gown Association of Ontario Student advice on maintaining good neighbourly relations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Student quarter amp oldid 1127435630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
