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Turquoise Place
2 Bedroom Apartments

Turquoise Place

891 Turquoise StSan Diego, CA 92109
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Westlake Village
1 to 3 Bedroom Apartments

Westlake Village

405-419 Autumn DrSan Marcos, CA 92069
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Fallbrook View
1 to 3 Bedroom Apartments

Fallbrook View

901 Alturas RdFallbrook, CA 92028
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1985 National Ave
Studio to 3 Bedroom Apartments

1985 National Ave

1985 National AveSan Diego, CA 92113

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap San Diego County Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in San Diego County?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in San Diego County is under $1,300.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in San Diego County?

The cheapest apartment in San Diego County is Persimmon Terrace Senior Apartments which is listed at $1,350, while the average apartment in San Diego County costs $10,500.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in San Diego County?

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 734 regular apartments in San Diego County 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 Diego County?

Cheap apartments in San Diego County have an average cost of $415 which is $10,085 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in San Diego County.

Expert Rental Resources

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