UMassroommates & off-campus housing.
Crashmates verifies every UMass member against their @umass.edu email and the federal IPEDS database before they can post or message — find a roommate, room, sublease, or lease takeover near Amherst, free to join, no subscription.
What housing types does Crashmates cover at UMass?
Pick a flow. Every UMass listing is from a .edu-verified student.
Find a roommate
Match with verified UMass students by lifestyle, budget, and move-in date.
→Browse rooms
Off-campus rooms and shared apartments near UMass — posted by verified students.
→Find a sublease
Semester subleases at UMass — study abroad, internships, summer terms.
→Lease takeovers
Need out fast? Hand off your lease to a verified student.
→Where do UMass students live off campus?
Crashmates connects verified UMass students across Amherst, MA (ZIP 01003). Whether you are looking for UMass housing near campus, off-campus housing near UMass, or rooms for rent in Amherst, every listing is from a student verified through their @umass.edu email. The platform covers Amherst and the surrounding Hampshire County area. Crashmates makes finding UMass subleases, lease takeovers, and roommate matches faster than Craigslist, Facebook groups, or paid subscription apps, because every profile is verified before it is visible to other students. Verification completes in under 30 seconds via a one-click email code cross-checked against the federal IPEDS database — the same registry the US Department of Education uses to track every accredited college.
Semester subleases at UMass.
Every fall and spring, UMass students leave for a semester — study abroad, internships, co-ops, early graduation — and need someone to take their room in Amherst instead of paying for an empty one. At the same time, exchange students, transfers, and interns arrive at UMass needing a place for a single term, not a year-long lease. Crashmates matches both sides, and everyone's a verified UMass student — not a stranger off Facebook.
New to it? See how semester subleases work →
Which neighborhoods near UMass do students rent in?
The areas most UMass students rent in. Browse listings by neighborhood.
How do UMass students find verified roommates on Crashmates?
From signup to your first match in about 5 minutes.
Verify your @umass.edu email
Sign up with your UMass email address. We send a verification code, you click it, and our IPEDS cross-check confirms you’re really at UMass in about 30 seconds.
Build a UMass profile
Answer eight quick lifestyle questions (sleep schedule, cleanliness, social habits, budget, target move-in). Add a photo or two and your Amherst neighborhood preferences. Done in about 4 minutes.
Match with verified UMass students
Browse profiles ranked by compatibility, like the ones you vibe with, and message the students you want. Skip the cold spam. Skip the bots. Just real UMass students looking for a roommate near Amherst or wherever you’re moving.
Why do UMass students use Crashmates instead of Roomster?
Other roommate apps don’t verify students. Roomster charges every UMass student a subscription to message profiles — most of which are bots or scammers operating outside the US. Bunky doesn’t verify .edu emails at all and doesn’t carry housing listings. Facebook UMass groups are full of brokers and fake posts. Craigslist is a privacy nightmare. Crashmates was built specifically for the UMass community: only students with a verified @umass.edu email can join, and joining, posting, browsing, and matching are all free — you only spend a credit to send the first message in a new conversation, with no subscriptions, no auto-renewals, and no $30/month surprises. UMass students looking for verified students near me, Amherst roommates near me, or UMass housing near campus get the cleanest signal of any roommate app on the market.
Which UMass students are looking right now?
Crashmates is live here — meet the host, and UMass's founding student.
Every member is a verified UMass student — cross-checked against their @umass.edu email and the federal IPEDS database. No bots, no Craigslist creeps. See how it works →
Frequently asked questions about UMass roommates.
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