
Top Rated Cheap Apartments for Rent in Nashville, TN from $600 (227 Rentals)
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Hartford House Apartments

Martin Flats Apartments

Trinity Lofts

Highland on Briley

Jackson Grove Apartment Homes

Sunrise Apartments

Brentwood Hill Luxury Townhouses

Newport Apartment Homes

The Jeffersonian Apartments
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Fifty Forty Flats

Mallards Landing Apartment Home

Lenox Village

City Side Flats Apartments

Ellis Germantown

MAA Brentwood

445 Park Commons

Hickory Point Apartments

83 Freight

6228 Music City
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Barbizon Apartments

Pearl Flats

The Views of Music City Apartments

Avery Apartments

120 Oakley

Preserve at Brentwood

12th & Wedgewood

The Lucile

The Sylvan

Heron Pointe
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Pine Street Flats

Crossings of Bellevue

1818 Church

Red Oak Flats

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Avana Bellevue

Duet Apartments

River West Apartments

The Hillson

Shelby House 1

7 at Seven Mile Creek
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Haven at the Gulch

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Station 40

Wyndchase Bellevue Apartments

The Presley

Towne Nashville

The Sound at Pennington Bend

The Scottie

23Hundred at Berry Hill

The Anson

Bells Bluff
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How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Nashville?
| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Studio Apartments | $1,682 | $699 | $4,413 |
| Nashville 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,813 | $789 | $6,869 |
| Nashville 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,248 | $968 | $10,000+ |
| Nashville 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,468 | $1,093 | $10,000+ |
| Nashville 4 Bedroom Apartments | $6,039 | $1,669 | $10,000+ |
| Nashville 5 Bedroom Apartments | $3,163 | $3,063 | $3,263 |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Nashville Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in Nashville?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Nashville is under $850.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in Nashville?
The cheapest apartment in Nashville is Mosley on 6th which is listed at $610, while the average apartment in Nashville costs $5,356.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in Nashville?
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 11,052 regular apartments in Nashville 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 Nashville?
Cheap apartments in Nashville have an average cost of $404 which is $4,952 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Nashville.
Expert Rental Resources
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Local Guide To the Best Student Friendly Neighborhoods to Rent Near Colleges in Nashville
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A Locals Look at Nashvilles Best Neighborhoods to Rent Near the Areas Largest Employers
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Expert Solutions for Creating the Perfect Work-From-Home Apartment Layouts
Written by: Lauren Harrington
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This article draws from first-hand renter experiences and recurring financial challenges reported after moving in.

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