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US students are cutting their rent by two-thirds by living among retirees

A growing number of American college students are renting apartments inside senior living communities, paying roughly a third of local market rent in exchange for eight hours a week spent with older residents.

US students are cutting their rent by two-thirds by living among retirees

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A growing number of American college students are renting apartments inside senior living communities, paying roughly a third of local market rent in exchange for eight hours a week spent with older residents.

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A growing number of American college students are renting apartments inside senior living communities, paying roughly a third of local market rent in exchange for eight hours a week spent with older residents.

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