Could being a resident of the city of a University increase my odds?

Mostly a curious question.
I'm planning on moving to the town of a University I'm interested in prior to applying to the school. I'd be self-supporting/full-paying, and moving on a long term residency visa via ancestry, so I'm wondering if being a resident for a time prior to applying could potentially increase my acceptance odds (all though I'd be applying for one of their global/in-english engineering programs).

I'm confident in my current grades/transcript/extra curriculars/test scores (3.8/4.00 gpa, honors, pres of a technical club, getting scores soon) and about to graduate with an associates in science, but I'm still concerned if I'll be able to get in.

I am working on a backup plan but wanted to ask in the mean time anyways.

Thanks 🙂