Housing for Sale or Rent
Are you new to Macalester?
If you are a new employee to Macalester, moving to the Twin Cities, and interested in living near campus, please call our office about available housing. Current Macalester faculty/staff and community members, please see the listings below.
How to Request a Listing
- Complete the Housing for Sale or Rent Form
- Submit up to six JPEG photos to [email protected]
Please contact us when your property has rented or sold. Listings older than 90 days will be removed.
Property listings on this page are generally within a one-mile radius around the college campus.
Current Listings:
2Bed/1Bath Apartment: 1522 Grand
Apartment 1A at 1522 Grand Avenue is a 2BR/1bath apartment on the corner of Saratoga. Approximately 700 square feet, this is great as a 2BR for roommates or as a 1BR with an office. The apartment has large closets for extra storage. One off-street parking space in the parking lot is included in the rent. Through-wall A/C unit is provided in the Living Room. There is a laundry room located in the garden level. It’s a clean, quiet and nicely landscaped 1960s building with secured key entry. Newly renovated hallways and entry areas. Rent: $1644/Month
Posted on: 11-11-2026
1 BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1798 Ashland
Sunny one bedroom, one bath apartment located in the Southwest corner of the building. The apartment is on the main floor ½ story higher than the street. Hardwood floors and tile in bath.
Rent: $1104/Month
Heat, water/sewer, trash/recycling included in rent. Rent also includes basement storage space approx. 3 x 6.
Resident pays for electricity, cooking gas and internet/cable.
Quiet building.
Posted on: 11-11-2026
Studio Apt: 1541 Ashland
Upper level studio with fantastic east exposure. Separate kitchen with full refrigerator and gas stove – full bath with tub shower. Large closet space . Coin laundry on site
Available 9/1/2026 $900/Month
Posted on: 11-11-2026
3+BR/2Bath Duplex/Townhome: 1849 St Clair
Upper unit with lots of natural light. Includes 2nd floor (2BR 1, 1 large BA) plus finished attic on 3rd floor (Additional Bath and enough spaces to use as BR & study or den). LR/DR/Master BR are nice wood floors, hallway and 1 BR carpeted. Kitchen is galley style with large pantry, built in DW and microwave. Some charming elements (non working FP with adjacent bookshelves, DR corner hutch, kitchen stained glass window). Rent includes 1 garage space, 1 parking pad space, free laundry, lawn care, trash/recycling, water). Private fenced back yard.
$2200/Mo Available now. Lease negotiable
Posted on: 11-11-2026
Recommendations
Satisfied customers highly recommended Realtor Natasha Cejudo, a Mac alum that lives near Macalester with area expertise and a long list of Mac Alum clients. Many of our faculty have recently used Realtor Brian Wagner. Brian lives in the Macalester neighborhood, is very involved in the community and has a strong focus on customer service. Check out the neighborhood’s free bi-weekly neighborhood newspaper, The Villager, for potential listings. Padmapper, Zumper, Zillow, and Apartment List offer easy ways to search for housing in the neighborhood that has been advertised online. Many landlords post signs on properties for rent, so driving the neighborhood where you would like to live is a very good idea.