Cheap Studio Apartments for Rent in the East Salt Lake City Neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT from $799 (29 Rentals)

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Brixton
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$995 - $2,928
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$1,309 - $3,454

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Brixton

660 E Wilmington AveSalt Lake City, UT 84106
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The Essex
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$1,206 - $1,474
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$1,380 - $3,637

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The Essex

350 S 600 ESalt Lake City, UT 84102
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The DeWitt
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$1,339 - $1,800
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$1,488 - $2,994

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The DeWitt

346 S 500 ESalt Lake City, UT 84102
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Friendship Manor
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Friendship Manor

1320 E 500 SSalt Lake City, UT 84102
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955 E 100 S
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955 E 100 S

955 E 100 SSalt Lake City, UT 84102
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Park Avenue Apartments
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Park Avenue Apartments

1240 E Stringham AveSalt Lake City, UT 84106
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap East Salt Lake City Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in East Salt Lake City?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in East Salt Lake City is under $1,099.

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

The cheapest apartment in East Salt Lake City is Victory Heights which is listed at $799, while the average apartment in East Salt Lake City costs $15,712.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in East 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 199 regular apartments in East 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 East Salt Lake City?

Cheap apartments in East Salt Lake City have an average cost of $575 which is $15,137 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in East Salt Lake City.

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