
Cheap Studio Apartments for Rent in the Chinatown Neighborhood of Portland, OR from $649 (139 Rentals)


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Hamilton West

5th Avenue Place Apartments

The Yards at Union Station

Morrison Park Apartments

Regency Apartments

Goose Hollow Tower

Louisa Flowers apartments
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Pacific Tower Apartments

The Zeno

Washington Plaza Apartments

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Stadium Station

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Derby Slabtown

Edington Court

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The Morrison

Alder 9

The Vue

Skylar Grand

1527 SW Columbia St

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Tiller Terrace

Hassalo on Eighth
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The Addy

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The Lower Burnside Lofts

Grand Belmont

20 Pettygrove

North Hollow

Analog PDX

Goat Blocks

Anthem PDX

Rivage
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Chinatown, Portland, OR Local Guide

How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Chinatown?
| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
Chinatown Studio Apartments | $1,396 | $649 | $2,526 |
| Chinatown 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,990 | $950 | $6,675 |
| Chinatown 2 Bedroom Apartments | $3,065 | $1,200 | $8,930 |
| Chinatown 3 Bedroom Apartments | $3,845 | $1,885 | $8,861 |
| Chinatown 4 Bedroom Apartments | $6,793 | $3,900 | $9,687 |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Chinatown Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in Chinatown?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Chinatown is under $895.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in Chinatown?
The cheapest apartment in Chinatown is Modern Rich Apartments which is listed at $649, while the average apartment in Chinatown costs $6,793.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in Chinatown?
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 112 regular apartments in Chinatown 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 Chinatown?
Cheap apartments in Chinatown have an average cost of $156 which is $6,637 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Chinatown.
Expert Rental Resources
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As your ApartmentHomeLiving.com Local Expert for Portland, Oregon, I’d like to briefly introduce myself. My name is Chad, and I come to the ApartmentHomeLiving.com team after living in Portland for decades.

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Written by: Christine Leonard, Esq.
Everything is a negotiation in real estate!

