For what it's worth, rental units (apartments & condos) across the bay have record vacancies due to remote work. That being said: 1) Single Family Home rentals

For what it's worth, rental units (apartments & condos) across the bay have record vacancies due to remote work. That being said: 1) Single Family Home rentals are more rare, due to former SF dwellers seeking more space. (if living with roommates is preferred) SFH near campus tends to be particularly scarce / pricey. 2) Rental terms less than 12 months are rare since landlords prefer stability and want to avoid the financial and temporal cost of re-renting. 3) The commonly available units will likely be pricier than Stanford dorm rooms. 4) The friction involved to rent a regular off campus housing unit (paperwork, security deposit, etc) is more burdensome than the turn key nature of on campus housing. I imagine virtual-learning college students still prefer to live off campus but in the general area so that they can meet up with classmates off campus?