My D lived in an apartment right off campus managed by EJS Management (you can google them) during undergrad and we all found it fine. The management company was very responsive and the townhouse was half a block from Main Street. She is now in graduate school and paying her own way, so she lives in the Ivy Hall complex and absolutely loves it. It used to be the party area, but that has changed and the development has done a lot of upgrades in the last couple of years. The apartment is large, bright, in good shape and has tons of storage. There is a gym and laundry, and the cost is substantially less than most places. I am a picky-psycho-helicopter mom and we are very happy with the Ivy. There are plenty of excellent off-campus options in the area. You can start by looking for information here http://www.udel.edu/studentlife/offcampus_housing.html