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Southwest Houston, Houston, TX Local Guide

Cheapest Available Southwest Houston Apartments for Rent

 

The cheapest available apartment rental in the Southwest Houston area of Houston, TX is a 2 Beds unit found at St. James Village priced from $250. Creekbend Gardens has the second lowest priced unit, which is a 1 Bed apartment currently listed from $367. Here are the most affordable Southwest Houston apartments for rent in Houston, TX:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPriced From
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$250
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$367
Cypress Creek Reed RoadBrazos1BR,1BA$498
South Rice ApartmentsA41BR,1BA$504
Braeburn Village1x11BR,1BA$510
Bankside VillageA1BR,1BA$599
Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment HomesDorsey2BR,2BA$601
Urban Palms Apartment HomesA11BR,1BA$603
Heatherwood Apartments1x1 519 SF1BR,1BA$632
The Landing at WestchaseE1AStudio,1BA$636

Best Value Apartments for Rent in Southwest Houston, TX

As of September 20, 2025 the best value apartment in the Southwest Houston area is the $0.23 price per square foot 3613 Rosalie St Model at 3613 Rosalie St, Unit B in the in the Third Ward neighborhood starting from $1,300. The second greatest value Southwest Houston apartment is the 4 Bed Model at 2419 Shakespeare St starting at $1,050 with a $0.88 price per square foot in the Rice Village neighborhood. Here is today’s list of the best values for Southwest Houston apartments based on price per square foot:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPrice Per Sq.Ft.
3613 Rosalie St, Unit B3613 Rosalie St1BR,1BA$0.23
2419 Shakespeare St4 Bed4BR,2BA$0.88
Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment HomesDorsey2BR,2BA$0.56
Park Yellowstone Apartment Homes2 Bedroom Townhome2BR,2.5BA$0.98
Silver SpringsPlan A1BR,1BA$0.93
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$0.28
Braeswood Oaks ApartmentsArbor 21BR,1BA$1.00
The BroadmoorA21BR,1BA$1.02
South Rice ApartmentsA21BR,1BA$0.67
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$0.67

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Lifestyle Ratings

ApartmentHomeLiving.com works hard to bring you Lifestyle Ratings of rentals in cities across the United States including Southwest Houston, Houston, and the greater Houston area. LifeStyle Ratings are a useful tool for comparing and sorting apartments and neighborhoods when choosing your rental home. This takes in many factors including filtering automatically for the best proximity to parks and outdoor amenities, luxury housing options, transit availability, pet-friendly communities, features that make it easier to raise kids, walking, and biking. These search options are in the site filters at the top of this page.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Southwest Houston Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Southwest Houston?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Southwest Houston is under $636.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Southwest Houston?

The cheapest apartment in Southwest Houston is Creekbend Gardens which is listed at $367, while the average apartment in Southwest Houston costs $21,156.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Southwest Houston?

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 558 regular apartments in Southwest Houston 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 Southwest Houston?

Cheap apartments in Southwest Houston have an average cost of $404 which is $20,752 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Southwest Houston.

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