Cheap Studio Apartments for Rent in Salt Lake City, UT from $483 (147 Rentals)

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Salt Lake Crossing
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$845 - $1,690
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$1,110 - $1,965

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Salt Lake Crossing

470 W 200 NSalt Lake City, UT 84103
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Hyve
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$848 - $1,310
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$1,025 - $3,894

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Hyve

1740 W Gertie AveSalt Lake City, UT 84116
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Garden Apartments
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$895 - $8,066
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$968 - $9,196

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Garden Apartments

131 W 200 NSalt Lake City, UT 84103
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Lattice
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$999 - $1,353
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$1,130 - $1,484

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Lattice

640 S West TempleSalt Lake City, UT 84101
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Harmony 3900
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$1,000 - $1,803
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$1,174 - $2,950

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Harmony 3900

3900 S West TempleSalt Lake City, UT 84111
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Luma
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$1,069 - $1,603
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$1,217 - $3,712

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Luma

205 S 500 WSalt Lake City, UT 84101
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Gateway 505
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$1,071 - $1,386
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$1,104 - $2,810

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Gateway 505

505 W 100 SSalt Lake City, UT 84101
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The Gauge
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$1,099 - $1,517
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$1,236 - $2,587

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The Gauge

111 N Cornell StSalt Lake City, UT 84116
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Meridian
$1,099 - $1,272
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$1,247 - $1,748

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Meridian

30 N Orange StSalt Lake City, UT 84116
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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 9Ten West which is listed at $483, while the average apartment in Salt Lake City costs $5,735.

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 6,386 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 $366 which is $5,369 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Salt Lake City.

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