Co-living a 5-minute walk from Penn State
More than a place to live. A home built on co.nnectionco.llaborationco.mmunity
21 curious, creative people. One wildly unique house in downtown State College. Shared dinners, house retreats, and friendships that outlast the lease.
Don't settle for a cookie-cutter apartment
Most off-campus housing gives you a room and a lease. We give you a home. We find curious, creative, mission-driven people, match roommates with care, and build the rhythms that turn housemates into family.
"Enter as friends. Leave as family." That's been true for more than a decade.
The rhythm that makes it home
Family dinner
The whole house around one giant table. Guests, mentors and big conversations welcome.
Midweek meal
Two residents cook, everyone catches up. About $5 a plate, zero dishes stress.
Passion projects
Beehives, greenhouses, podcasts. If you can dream it, housemates will help build it.
House retreats
A fully funded fall kickoff at a campground and a January reset weekend.
5,000 square feet built for creativity
Furnished, colorful, ready on day one
Double room
For undergrads. Share with a roommate we help you match, or bring a friend. 8 doubles in the house.
Single room
Reserved for grad students and young professionals. 5 singles, first-come, first-served.
Every room includes a bed, desk and dresser, free laundry, supplies, wifi, dinners and retreats. Compare the real cost to apartments and dorms.
Built for every kind of Penn Stater
Undergrads
Furnished doubles, thoughtful roommate matching, and a community from day one.
Grad students
Single rooms reserved for grad students and young professionals.
International students
Move-in ready, no utility accounts to set up, built-in support.
Transfer students
Skip the hardest part of transferring: finding your people.
Parents: we wrote a page just for you. Read the parent guide.
Enter as friends. Leave as family.
I've had powerful conversations with people in the house I've only known for a few days that I've never had with close friends of many years.Tessa Sontheimer, alum
I've lived in a bunch of different places since I've been in State College, and this is the first place that has felt like home.Hazel Platt, alum
The best decision I made in my entire college career!Katie DeFiore, alum
What people ask before moving in
What is the co.space?
the co.space is a 21-person intentional co-living house at 244 East Nittany Avenue in downtown State College, PA, a 5-minute walk from Penn State's University Park campus. Residents are undergrads, grad students and young professionals who share meals, retreats and everyday life together. It has been running since 2013.
How much does it cost to live at the co.space?
For the 2027-28 lease, a furnished double room is $895/month and a furnished single room is $1,125/month, plus a flat $50/month shared utility charge that covers internet, gas, electric, water, trash and lawn care. Parking is optional at $100/month. That makes the all-in monthly cost $945 (double) or $1,175 (single).
What is included in rent?
Rent includes a furnished bedroom (bed, desk, dresser), fully furnished common spaces and kitchen, shared household and cleaning supplies, free unlimited laundry with detergent, commercial-grade wifi (through the utility charge), two twice-weekly house dinners, and two fully funded house retreats per year.
How close is the co.space to Penn State?
About a 5-minute walk to Penn State's University Park campus and right in downtown State College, so most residents walk to class, work, coffee shops and groceries and do not need a bus pass or car.
What are the lease dates?
All leases are 12 months. The 2027-28 lease runs August 19, 2027 to August 15, 2028. Occasional semester sublets open up when residents study abroad or take internships.
Who lives at the co.space?
21 residents: undergraduate students in 8 shared double rooms, and grad students and young professionals in 5 single rooms. Residents come from many majors, countries and backgrounds and share an interest in creativity, community and making a positive impact.
Come see it for yourself
Tours are the fastest way to know if the co.space is your kind of home. Text us, book a time, or start your application.