Cheap New Apartments for Rent in San Antonio, TX from $351 (234 Rentals)

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Palladium San Antonio
$491 - $1,969

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Base Rent$491 - $1,969
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Built in 20261 to 3 Bedroom Apartments Available Nov 4

Palladium San Antonio

4770 Military Drive WestSan Antonio, TX 78242
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Palladium Canyon Park
$508 - $2,006

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Palladium Canyon Park

14034 Old Farm to Market Road 471San Antonio, TX 78253
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Aspire at Tampico
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$557 - $1,673

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Built in 2022Studio to 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now

Aspire at Tampico

218 Tampico StSan Antonio, TX 78207
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Brio at Lookout
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$864 - $1,938

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Built in 2020Studio to 3 Bedroom Apartments Available Now

Brio at Lookout

7311 N Loop 1604 ESan Antonio, TX 78233
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MELA
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$875 - $1,823Built in 2019Studio to 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now

MELA

1507 Mission RdSan Antonio, TX 78210
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Discover the SATX Local Vibe: An Insiders Look Into the Life of Renting in San Antonio

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Eleven West
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$946 - $1,991

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Built in 2022Studio to 2 Bedroom Apartments Available Now

Eleven West

12136 W US Highway 90San Antonio, TX 78245
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Rhonda • 4+ years in San Antonio

February 25, 2025

There are so many positive things to list about San Antonio. It is crazy affordable for a large city with so much to see and do in addition to the RiverWalk. Childcare and veterinary care is reasonable. There are housing options for both rentals and purchasing. The restaurant scene is impressive, including trendy small plates and established community favorites. The traffic is not the best, but it is a big, sprawling city.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap San Antonio Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in San Antonio?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in San Antonio is under $549.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in San Antonio?

The cheapest apartment in San Antonio is SOSA at Palo Alto which is listed at $481, while the average apartment in San Antonio costs $1,227.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in San Antonio?

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 24,393 regular apartments in San Antonio 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 San Antonio?

Cheap apartments in San Antonio have an average cost of $381 which is $846 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in San Antonio.

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