Your best years at Penn State start with who you live with.
Join 21 curious, creative housemates in a one-of-a-kind home 5 minutes from campus. Furnished rooms from $895, family dinners twice a week, and friends who stick around long after the lease ends.
Most places give you a room. We give you your people.
Off-campus life can get lonely fast: strangers down the hall, five separate bills, dinner alone at your desk. We built a different kind of home.
Privacy, plus isolation
- Roommates you barely know
- Utilities, wifi, furniture all extra
- Bus pass to get to class
Community, minus freedom
- Rules you didn't choose
- No real kitchen
- Often costs more per month
Freedom and family
- Housemates who know your name
- Everything included for $50 flat
- A home you get to shape
The rhythm that turns housemates into family
Family dinner
The whole house around one giant table, often with guest mentors and big conversations.
Midweek meal
Two housemates cook, everyone catches up. About $5 a plate.
Passion projects
Beehives, greenhouses, podcasts. Dream it and your housemates help build it.
House retreats
A fully funded fall kickoff at a campground and a January reset weekend.
A house you'll want to show your friends
5,000 square feet with a rock-climbing wall, a recording studio, a greenhouse and a cave shower. Your apartment could never.
Furnished, colorful, ready on day one
Double room
Share with a roommate we help you match, or bring a friend. If you're both accepted, you each get a $200 gift card.
Single room
Your own furnished room, first-come, first-served, inside a 21-person community.
Every room includes a bed, desk and dresser, free laundry, supplies, wifi, house dinners and retreats. 12-month lease, Aug 19, 2027 to Aug 15, 2028.
What would an apartment really cost you?
Slide to match a place you're considering. We'll compare it to the co.space all-in price.
Apartment, all-in
co.space, all-in
You'd keep
Estimates only. co.space all-in = rent + $50 flat utility charge. Parking is optional at $100/month.
"The first place that has felt like home."
More than 250 people have called the co.space home since 2013. Here's what they say.
"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 Plattco.space alum
"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 Sontheimerco.space alum
"The best decision I made in my entire college career!"
Katie DeFioreco.space alum
"I met my best friends and most creative collaborators at the co.space!"
Chris Daniloco.space alum
"Being in a house versus a dorm is totally different. There's a lot of freedom here and that culture is infectious."
Dustin Betzco.space alum
"I know there are so many things I never would have had the courage to try without this community telling me to just go for it!"
Shelby Seybertco.space alum
Not sure yet? See if you're a co.spacer.
Four quick questions. No email required.
Friday night, you'd rather...
Your ideal kitchen is...
A housemate has a wild project idea. You...
What matters most in housing?
Whoever you are, there's a room for you here
Undergrads
Leaving the dorms? Keep the community, lose the rules.
📚Grad students
Single rooms reserved for grads and young professionals.
🌍International students
Move-in ready, no utility accounts, instant friends.
🚀Transfer students
Skip the hardest part of transferring: finding your people.
💡Founders
Live with other builders and get local mentors.
👪Parents
Safety, costs and the lease, in plain language.
Three steps to your new home
Apply online
A short application about you and what you're looking for. Applying with a friend? Note it for a $200 gift card each.
Tour + chat with us
Visit in person or by video, meet the house, and ask us anything. Parents welcome.
Sign + meet your housemates
Lock in your room, join the winter meet-and-greet, and move in August 19.
What people ask before moving in
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.
Is the co.space a party house?
No. The co.space is not a party house or a fraternity. Residents sign a House Manifesto that covers responsibility around alcohol and guests, and the house is shared with grad students and young professionals, so it stays respectful and livable. Creative gatherings like TEDx dinners or house concerts are welcome when the community agrees.
How does the roommate matching work?
Once you are accepted, we host a winter meet-and-greet with everyone joining the house, ask about your roommate preferences, and make tailored roommate recommendations. You can also request a specific roommate or apply with a friend.
What is expected of residents?
Plan on a few hours a week: house dinners on Sunday and Wednesday evenings, a short weekly house meeting, cooking about three house dinners per semester (in pairs, about $5 per person), and two retreats per year in September and January. Residents who lean in get the most out of it.
How do I apply and how fast do spots fill?
Apply online through our rental application, then we will set up a conversation and a tour. Leasing for the next school year starts in the fall and spots typically fill well before spring, so applying early is the best way to get a spot.
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Come see the house. You'll know within five minutes.
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co.space Management, LLC
244 East Nittany Avenue
State College, PA 16801
Biz: (814) 971-4966
Daniel: (301) 466-6719
Spud: (717) 314-9972
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