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The cities with the cheapest apartment rents are almost exclusively found in the Midwest and South. They’re clustered in states like Texas, North Carolina and Minnesota.
Among cities with over 50,000 residents, 21 have average monthly rents under $1,000. Nearly 40 cities of that size saw decreases in year-over-year rent, with 22 of them dropping over $100 a month.
Rent. looked at the average rent, dollar increase, and year-over-year percent change in every U.S. city with a population over 50,000 for a combination of one- and two-bedroom unit types. Below are several key takeaways from that data.
The cities with the cheapest apartments in the U.S.
| Rank | City | Population | Average Rent | YoY % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita, KS | 389,938 | $598 | 5.87% |
| 2 | Springfield, MO | 167,882 | $701 | 3.22% |
| 3 | Ames, IA | 66,258 | $710 | 12.08% |
| 4 | Lubbock, TX | 258,862 | $752 | -0.44% |
| 5 | Baytown, TX | 77,192 | $756 | -22.99% |
| 6 | Toledo, OH | 272,779 | $760 | -9.86% |
| 7 | Port Arthur, TX | 54,280 | $804 | -10.99% |
| 8 | Sioux Falls, SD | 183,793 | $808 | 5.17% |
| 9 | Stillwater, OK | 50,299 | $815 | 8.29% |
| 10 | Grand Forks, ND | 55,839 | $835 | -1.80% |
| 11 | Norman, OK | 124,880 | $871 | -2.32% |
| 12 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 101,129 | $872 | 4.65% |
| 13 | Victoria, TX | 66,916 | $880 | -10.70% |
| 14 | College Station, TX | 117,911 | $890 | -22.20% |
| 15 | Columbia, MO | 123,195 | $915 | 19.53% |
| 16 | Beaumont, TX | 116,825 | $915 | -10.41% |
| 17 | Lawrence, KS | 98,193 | $952 | -1.52% |
| 18 | Bismarck, ND | 73,529 | $986 | -0.45% |
| 19 | San Angelo, TX | 101,004 | $986 | -17.60% |
| 20 | Shreveport, LA | 187,112 | $992 | 20.81% |
| 21 | Montgomery, AL | 198,525 | $999 | 32.82% |
| 22 | Lake Charles, LA | 78,396 | $1,020 | -26.02% |
| 23 | Little Rock, AR | 197,312 | $1,023 | 29.71% |
| 24 | Columbus, GA | 195,769 | $1,024 | 11.39% |
| 25 | Bentonville, AR | 54,909 | $1,025 | -13.49% |
| 26 | Mobile, AL | 188,720 | $1,059 | 2.54% |
| 27 | Des Moines, IA | 214,237 | $1,061 | -0.30% |
| 28 | Pasadena, TX | 151,227 | $1,066 | 14.40% |
| 29 | El Paso, TX | 681,728 | $1,094 | 5.53% |
| 30 | Greensboro, NC | 296,710 | $1,104 | 13.06% |
| 31 | Baton Rouge, LA | 220,236 | $1,118 | 8.15% |
| 32 | Lincoln, NE | 289,102 | $1,119 | -11.80% |
| 33 | Fort Wayne, IN | 270,402 | $1,123 | 39.63% |
| 34 | Fargo, ND | 124,662 | $1,125 | 18.36% |
| 35 | Birmingham, AL | 209,403 | $1,126 | -5.83% |
| 36 | Rochester, MN | 118,935 | $1,129 | -13.85% |
| 37 | Omaha, NE | 478,192 | $1,142 | -2.95% |
| 38 | Arlington, TX | 398,854 | $1,143 | -9.68% |
| 39 | Corpus Christi, TX | 326,586 | $1,144 | 0.65% |
| 40 | Indianapolis, IN | 876,384 | $1,145 | -10.65% |
| 41 | Memphis, TN | 651,073 | $1,153 | 8.73% |
| 42 | Albuquerque, NM | 560,513 | $1,156 | 9.69% |
| 43 | Milwaukee, WI | 590,157 | $1,170 | -17.20% |
| 44 | West Des Moines, IA | 67,899 | $1,176 | 6.36% |
| 45 | Huntsville, AL | 200,574 | $1,200 | 23.40% |
| 46 | Augusta, GA | 197,888 | $1,203 | 6.66% |
| 47 | Winston-Salem, NC | 247,945 | $1,206 | -1.25% |
| 48 | Fayetteville, NC | 211,657 | $1,207 | 33.25% |
| 49 | Midland, TX | 146,038 | $1,212 | 0.60% |
| 50 | San Antonio, TX | 1,547,253 | $1,239 | 16.23% |
| 51 | Southfield, MI | 72,689 | $1,243 | -8.20% |
| 52 | Syracuse, NY | 142,327 | $1,261 | 27.43% |
| 53 | Erie, PA | 95,508 | $1,275 | -4.46% |
| 54 | Louisville, KY | 617,638 | $1,301 | 12.92% |
| 55 | Norfolk, VA | 242,742 | $1,302 | -16.94% |
| 56 | Tucson, AZ | 548,073 | $1,308 | 18.90% |
| 57 | Gastonia, NC | 77,273 | $1,316 | 18.54% |
| 58 | North Richland Hills, TX | 70,670 | $1,339 | 27.29% |
| 59 | Savannah, GA | 144,464 | $1,339 | -8.28% |
| 60 | Bloomington, IN | 84,943 | $1,341 | 7.41% |
| 61 | Burlington, NC | 54,606 | $1,342 | 20.47% |
| 62 | Columbia, SC | 131,674 | $1,348 | 32.01% |
| 63 | Euless, TX | 57,197 | $1,357 | 23.40% |
| 64 | Fort Worth, TX | 909,585 | $1,363 | 6.35% |
| 65 | Newport News, VA | 179,225 | $1,383 | 36.78% |
| 66 | Lexington, KY | 323,152 | $1,384 | 40.90% |
| 67 | Cleveland, OH | 381,009 | $1,387 | -17.35% |
| 68 | Farmington Hills, MI | 80,612 | $1,387 | 1.99% |
| 69 | Charlotte, NC | 885,708 | $1,397 | -11.79% |
| 70 | Lafayette, LA | 126,185 | $1,397 | 20.98% |
| 71 | Pensacola, FL | 52,975 | $1,406 | 1.44% |
| 72 | Kansas City, MO | 495,327 | $1,421 | -2.30% |
| 73 | Independence, MO | 116,672 | $1,421 | 20.40% |
| 74 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 80,389 | $1,422 | 2.24% |
| 75 | Fresno, CA | 531,576 | $1,422 | 12.04% |
| 76 | Saint Louis, MO | 300,576 | $1,425 | -27.03% |
| 77 | Frederick, MD | 72,244 | $1,427 | 14.73% |
| 78 | North Charleston, SC | 115,382 | $1,436 | 9.06% |
| 79 | Macon, GA | 153,159 | $1,459 | -2.77% |
| 80 | Gainesville, FL | 133,997 | $1,463 | 0.97% |
| 81 | Denton, TX | 141,541 | $1,466 | 10.68% |
| 82 | Madison, AL | 51,593 | $1,472 | 6.85% |
| 83 | Conroe, TX | 91,079 | $1,482 | 2.92% |
| 84 | Texas City, TX | 50,094 | $1,484 | 55.75% |
| 85 | Bloomington, MN | 85,755 | $1,490 | -24.98% |
| 86 | Edina, MN | 52,857 | $1,497 | -7.25% |
| 87 | Smyrna, GA | 56,666 | $1,502 | 0.64% |
| 88 | Madison, WI | 259,680 | $1,505 | 3.94% |
| 89 | Columbus, OH | 898,553 | $1,511 | 8.90% |
| 90 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,680,992 | $1,520 | 9.92% |
| 91 | Colorado Springs, CO | 478,221 | $1,525 | 3.35% |
| 92 | Salem, OR | 174,365 | $1,551 | 19.55% |
| 93 | Saint Paul, MN | 308,096 | $1,556 | -0.32% |
| 94 | Grapevine, TX | 55,281 | $1,564 | 2.02% |
| 95 | Tallahassee, FL | 194,500 | $1,576 | -2.85% |
| 96 | Burnsville, MN | 61,339 | $1,578 | -6.42% |
| 97 | Grand Rapids, MI | 201,013 | $1,581 | 21.48% |
| 98 | Rock Hill, SC | 75,048 | $1,592 | 37.04% |
| 99 | Houston, TX | 2,320,268 | $1,601 | -0.72% |
| 100 | Pittsburgh, PA | 300,286 | $1,603 | -7.56% |
