
Cheap New Apartments for Rent in Cary, NC from $600 (50 Rentals)
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The Aster

Town Station

Parkside Place Apartments

Crowne at Cary Park

Urban Place

Abberly Alston

Novel Cary

Meridian at Harrison Pointe
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Alta Ivy

Hawthorne at Parkside

Preston Ridge

Aventon Cary

Bainbridge Cary

WaterWalk Raleigh RTP

Linwood Creek Apartments

The Manor at Weston

Aviation Crossing Apartments
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Peterson Station at Sunset Lake

Plat 4 Research Triangle

Meridian at Ten Ten

Bell Jones Franklin

Alexander Crossing

District Station

Avellan Springs Apartments

Residences at Shiloh Crossing

LC Brier Creek

Bacarra
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Candour House

Avalon Perimeter Park

Elevate Brier Creek

The Villages at Westford

Broadstone Trailside

NOVEL Morrisville by Crescent Communities

District at 54

Album Summit Pines

The Franklin at Crossroads
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Century Park Place

9200 Exchange

Pointe at Lake CrabTree

The Slater

Sweetwater Town Center

Ashby at Twin Lakes

Flats at 540

The Dakota

District Square

District Lofts

Clairmont at Trinity
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Cary, NC Local Guide

How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Cary?
Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
---|---|---|---|
Cary Studio Apartments | $1,543 | $1,156 | $3,505 |
Cary 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,680 | $625 | $4,955 |
Cary 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,100 | $1,085 | $5,974 |
Cary 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,469 | $1,270 | $7,358 |
Cary 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,504 | $929 | $3,910 |
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Getting Around Cary, NC
Walk Score®
47 / 100
Car-Dependent
Most errands require a car
Bike Score®
43 / 100
Somewhat Bikeable
Minimal bike infrastructure
Transit Score®
22 / 100
Minimal Transit
It may be possible to get on a bus
What Are Walk Score®, Transit Score®, and Bike Score® Ratings?
- Walk Score® measures the walkability of any address.
- Transit Score® measures access to public transit.
- Bike Score® measures the bikeability of any address.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Cary Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in Cary?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Cary is under $1,065.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in Cary?
The cheapest apartment in Cary is The Retreat at Lake Johnson Apartments which is listed at $962, while the average apartment in Cary costs $2,086.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in Cary?
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 85 regular apartments in Cary 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 Cary?
Cheap apartments in Cary have an average cost of $536 which is $1,550 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Cary.
Expert Rental Resources
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