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| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Studio Apartments | $1,323 | $635 | $2,439 |
| Minneapolis 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,656 | $650 | $6,729 |
| Minneapolis 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,206 | $280 | $10,000+ |
| Minneapolis 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,603 | $739 | $10,000+ |
| Minneapolis 4 Bedroom Apartments | $2,460 | $649 | $7,906 |
| Minneapolis 5 Bedroom Apartments | $3,167 | $650 | $6,643 |
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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 $750.
The cheapest apartment in Minneapolis is Peregrine which is listed at $645, while the average apartment in Minneapolis costs $1,698.
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 8,994 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 $460 which is $1,238 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Minneapolis.
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Hello from the Twin Cities! I’m Stephanie — your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Minneapolis. I’m here to give you the inside scoop on this frigid, yet fascinating city.
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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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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, MN. I've lived in Minnesota all my life, save for a brief stint in Wisconsin.
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Hindsight is 20/20. Live and Learn. With age comes wisdom. We’re familiar with all those expressions, and all of them apply to lessons first-time renters learn.
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Insurance seems to be a part of life. In some states, having insurance is the law, as is the case for automobile insurance. Renters are no exception.
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There’s a tenet in marketing about client or customer attraction and retention. Studies and data have consistently shown it costs less to keep a current customer than to attract a new one.
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Evaluating rental properties for clients draws many parallels to house-hunting. Whether an apartment, loft, townhouse, or other rental, finding the right place means finding “home” for your client.
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