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| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Studio Apartments | $1,501 | $715 | $2,791 |
| Richmond 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,631 | $566 | $8,530 |
| Richmond 2 Bedroom Apartments | $1,931 | $582 | $10,000+ |
| Richmond 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,190 | $819 | $10,000+ |
| Richmond 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,805 | $729 | $5,659 |
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A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Richmond is under $933.
The cheapest apartment in Richmond is Lambert Landing I which is listed at $582, while the average apartment in Richmond costs $1,668.
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 12,120 regular apartments in Richmond that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
Cheap apartments in Richmond have an average cost of $484 which is $1,184 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Richmond.
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