<p>Off campus housing is not hard to get. There is an off campus housing board to help you.
[Off-Campus</a> Housing Bulletin Board -](<a href=“http://www.newpaltz.edu/housingbb/index.cfm]Off-Campus”>http://www.newpaltz.edu/housingbb/index.cfm)
The off campus housing is affordable, but the quality of the housing varies greatly. It all depends what you are looking for. There are mostly houses that groups of students live in. Some of them are quite run down, so it would be important to see the condition before making a commitment. There are also some garden apartment complexes in the area that are supposed to be nice.
You would only need a car if the housing you found was out of walking distance to the school. There seems to be quite a bit of housing within a few minutes walking distance though.
Will you be looking for off campus housing for your child?</p>