
Cheap Pet Friendly Apartments for Rent in Birmingham, AL from $530 (335 Rentals)
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Madison Park Apartments & Townhomes

Park at Forestdale

University Ridge Apartments

Country Park

1000 4th Ave W, Unit 3

Park On Valley

Candy Mountain Apartments

Silver Oak

Pointe Arlington
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Twin Gates

Heritage and Sherman Oaks

Spring Lake Cove Apartments

Fountain Blue

Ascot Place Apartments

Park at Carson

1100 Cotton Ave SW, Unit b

The Woodford

Beacon Pointe Apartments

Summer Rise Apartments
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Serenity at Valley Creek

Terrace Apartments

DMG Mountainside

Pineview

1858 17th Ct N

513 at Valley

Cliff Place

The Avenues of Inverness

The Sheraton

The Dulion
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2700 at Homewood

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Montrose and Montclair

The Glenwood at Pinson

Market Lofts on Third

Stratford

The LaSalle

Places at Red Rocks

Townview

Clay Landings

Manor Village
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The Views at Irondale

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The Abbey At Inverness

The Landing on Emerald Pointe

Vue at Crestwood

600 Princeton Ave SW

5th Avenue Apartments

Wood Springs

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Lotus Homewood

Valley Station

Magnolia Court
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How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Birmingham?
| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Studio Apartments | $1,205 | $606 | $2,402 |
| Birmingham 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,409 | $530 | $10,000+ |
| Birmingham 2 Bedroom Apartments | $1,622 | $565 | $4,524 |
| Birmingham 3 Bedroom Apartments | $1,836 | $665 | $4,221 |
| Birmingham 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,934 | $785 | $3,383 |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Birmingham Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in Birmingham?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Birmingham is under $699.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in Birmingham?
The cheapest apartment in Birmingham is Springville Landing Apartments which is listed at $530, while the average apartment in Birmingham costs $1,475.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in Birmingham?
Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 3,212 regular apartments in Birmingham that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Birmingham?
Cheap apartments in Birmingham have an average cost of $636 which is $839 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Birmingham.
Expert Rental Resources
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Birmingham Neighborhood Breakdown: Where to Find the Cheapest Rent Without Sacrificing Livability
Written by: Larry Allen
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