Generally speaking, avoid the city center and start searching outward from those those communities. Maize (NW), Bel Aire (NE), Derby (SE), etc. A bit more driving, but you don't really want to be down near the hospitals. College Hill, as said, is cool, but it's near Wesley Med Center. That said, I have no idea if those areas will have apartments in your range; been a long time since we've been apartment dwellers. Welcome to Kansas!