Cheap Apartments for Rent in Harris County, TX from $300 (2,995 Rentals)

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Cheapest Available Harris County Apartments for Rent

 

The cheapest available apartment rental in Harris County, TX is a 2 Beds unit found at St. James Village in the San Pablo neighborhood priced from $250. Creekbend Gardens in the Fondren Southwest neighborhood has the second lowest priced unit, which is a 1 Bed apartment currently listed from $367. Here is today’s list of the most affordable Harris County apartments for rent:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPriced From
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$250
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$367
Greenhouse Village Apartments (Senior Living)1X11BR,1BA$477
BLUESTEM APARTMENTSA11BR,1BA$479
The Quinn at WestchaseE21BR,1BA$486
Cypress Creek at Reed Road Apartment HomesBrazos1BR,1BA$498
Westheimer Garden Villas Senior Living1x11BR,1BA$513
Lofts at Hartsook1x11BR,1BA$514
Avenue J1 Bedroom1BR,1BA$525
The Arden Cypress StationA1- Classic Unit1BR,1BA$550

Best Value Apartments for Rent in Harris County, TX

As of June 30, 2025 the best value apartment in the Harris County area is the $0.85 price per square foot F Model at Palms at Baytown in the in the Eastpoint neighborhood starting from $1,145. The second greatest value Harris County apartment is the Dorsey Model at Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment Homes starting at $601 with a $0.56 price per square foot in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Here is today’s list of the best values for Harris County apartments based on price per square foot:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPrice Per Sq.Ft.
Palms at BaytownF3BR,2BA$0.85
Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment HomesDorsey2BR,2BA$0.56
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$0.28
Tomball Senior Village2x22BR,2BA$0.74
BLUESTEM APARTMENTSA11BR,1BA$0.62
Greenhouse Village Apartments (Senior Living)1X11BR,1BA$0.66
Westheimer Garden Villas Senior Living1x11BR,1BA$0.76
Lofts at Hartsook1x11BR,1BA$0.79
Avenue J1 Bedroom1BR,1BA$0.82
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$0.67

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Harris County Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Harris County?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Harris County is under $550.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Harris County?

The cheapest apartment in Harris County is Creekbend Gardens which is listed at $367, while the average apartment in Harris County costs $8,000.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Harris County?

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 2,067 regular apartments in Harris County 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 Harris County?

Cheap apartments in Harris County have an average cost of $277 which is $7,723 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Harris County.

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