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Elevate on 5th
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$1,234 - $2,209
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Elevate on 5th

343 S 500Salt Lake City, UT 84102
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Meridian
$1,247 - $1,748
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Meridian

30 N Orange StSalt Lake City, UT 84116
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644 City Station
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$1,325 - $3,712
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644 City Station

644 W North TempleSalt Lake City, UT 84116
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The Hendrey
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$1,365 - $5,425
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The Hendrey

340 W 700 SSalt Lake City, UT 84101
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The Morton
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$1,430 - $4,962
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The Morton

245 S 200 ESalt Lake City, UT 84111
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4th West
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$1,440 - $3,145
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4th West

255 N 400 WSalt Lake City, UT 84103
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The Essex
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$1,473 - $3,699
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The Essex

350 S 600 ESalt Lake City, UT 84102
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Salt Lake City Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Salt Lake City?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Salt Lake City is under $796.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Salt Lake City?

The cheapest apartment in Salt Lake City is The Village at North Station which is listed at $807, while the average apartment in Salt Lake City costs $5,469.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Salt Lake City?

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 6,332 regular apartments in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City?

Cheap apartments in Salt Lake City have an average cost of $381 which is $5,088 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Salt Lake City.

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