Cheap 1 Bedroom Apartments for Rent in Chicago, IL from $640 (1,317 Rentals) Page 6 of 27

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25 W Hubbard St
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25 W Hubbard St

25 W Hubbard StChicago, IL 60654
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7520 S. Coles Avenue
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7520 S. Coles Avenue

7516-7524 S Coles AveChicago, IL 60649
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11000 S Michigan Ave
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11000 S Michigan Ave

11000 S Michigan AveChicago, IL 60628
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7451 S Vernon Ave
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7451 S Vernon Ave

7451 S Vernon AveChicago, IL 60619
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6838 S Jeffery Blvd
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6838 S Jeffery Blvd

6838 S Jeffery BlvdChicago, IL 60649
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South Beach Apartments
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South Beach Apartments

7825-27 South Shore DrChicago, IL 60649
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Oglesby Arms
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Oglesby Arms

6826 S Oglesby AveChicago, IL 60649
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The Doral
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The Doral

7616 S South Shore DrChicago, IL 60649
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8232 S Drexel Ave
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8232 S Drexel Ave

8232 S Drexel AveChicago, IL 60619
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319 E 79th
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319 E 79th

319-325 E 79th StChicago, IL 60619
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7517 S. Coles
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7517 S. Coles

7515-7525 S Coles AveChicago, IL 60649
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8100 S Justine St
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8100 S Justine St

8100 S Justine StChicago, IL 60620
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8249 S Evans
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8249 S Evans

8249 S Evans AveChicago, IL 60619
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7900 S Essex
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7900 S Essex

7900-7910 S Essex AveChicago, IL 60617
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8000 S Marshfield Ave
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8000 S Marshfield Ave

8000 S Marshfield AveChicago, IL 60620
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7903 S Eberhart
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7903 S Eberhart

7903 S Eberhart AveChicago, IL 60619
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741-53 E 79th St
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741-53 E 79th St

741-753 E 79th StChicago, IL 60619
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6700 S Merrill Ave
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6700 S Merrill Ave

6700 S Merrill AveChicago, IL 60649
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Ohio Commons
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Ohio Commons

5001 S Drexel BlvdChicago, IL 60615
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1643-1653 E 85th Pl
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1643-1653 E 85th Pl

1643-1653 E 85th PlChicago, IL 60617
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6820 S Michigan Ave
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6820 S Michigan Ave

6820 S Michigan AveChicago, IL 60637
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Chicago Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Chicago?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Chicago is under $724.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Chicago?

The cheapest apartment in Chicago is West Haven Park II - B which is listed at $660, while the average apartment in Chicago costs $6,817.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Chicago?

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 3,655 regular apartments in Chicago 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 Chicago?

Cheap apartments in Chicago have an average cost of $471 which is $6,346 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Chicago.

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