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| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Studio Apartments | $1,309 | $653 | $3,311 |
Downtown 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,748 | $782 | $7,259 |
| Downtown 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,692 | $907 | $10,000+ |
| Downtown 3 Bedroom Apartments | $3,616 | $1,325 | $10,000+ |
| Downtown 4 Bedroom Apartments | $2,876 | $2,000 | $5,341 |
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Write a ReviewA cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Downtown is under $800.
The cheapest apartment in Downtown is Haverhill Apartments which is listed at $782, while the average apartment in Downtown costs $17,690.
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 159 regular apartments in Downtown that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
Cheap apartments in Downtown have an average cost of $806 which is $16,884 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Downtown.
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