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| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Studio Apartments | $1,325 | $640 | $3,769 |
| Minneapolis 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,636 | $500 | $7,259 |
| Minneapolis 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,194 | $469 | $10,000+ |
| Minneapolis 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,685 | $739 | $10,000+ |
| Minneapolis 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,965 | $649 | $9,950 |
| Minneapolis 5 Bedroom Apartments | $4,220 | $2,200 | $10,000+ |
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Write a ReviewA dream city for outdoorsy types who crave an urban experience...there's nothing like a day at the lakes or hitting up the Grand Rounds. Add amazing theater (like the Guthre) and restaurants and you have the perfect urban (but not too urban) lifestyle. The cost of living is going up but still pretty reasonable compared to most cities of a similar size and with similar cultural opportunities.
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Minneapolis is under $772.
The cheapest apartment in Minneapolis is Allianze Sr. Community which is listed at $500, while the average apartment in Minneapolis costs $3,304.
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 12,282 regular apartments in Minneapolis that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
Cheap apartments in Minneapolis have an average cost of $451 which is $2,853 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Minneapolis.
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I'm Stephanie, your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Minneapolis, MN. I've lived in Minnesota all my life, save for a brief stint in Wisconsin.
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I'm Stephanie, your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Minneapolis, MN.
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I'm Stephanie, your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Minneapolis, Minnesota. I love life in the Twin Cities.
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