
Cheap Short Term Lease Apartments for Rent in St. Louis, MO from $300 (92 Rentals)
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Stanford Place

Forest Park Apartments

Nico Terrace

The Towers at Gateway City

Fairgrounds Park Place Apartments

Evergreen Manor

The Saum & Hutcheson Arms

The Residences at Bella Vista

Mansion House 1
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The Fairmont & Monticello Apartments

The Era Collective

Brighton Apartments

4349 Forest Park Ave

The Vineyards

Oakbrook Gardens

Euclid+Pine

The Gentrys Landing Apartments
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Half Moon Village Apartments

Covington Place Apartments

Hawthorne

Roberts Galerie Lofts

ReNew Centennial

Convent Gardens Apartments

Black Forest Apartments
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The Laurel Apartments

Westminster Place Apartments and Townhomes

ReNew on Blues Apartments & Townhomes

Gallery 720 Olive Luxury Apartments

Monogram on Washington

West End Terrace
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Fontainebleau Apartments

Front Page Lofts

275 Union Blvd

Lofts at the HUPP

The Delmonte

Vangard Lofts

Lofts at the Mac

Parc Frontenac
St. Louis's Best Affordable Neighborhoods
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St. Louis, MO Local Guide

How much does it cost to rent an apartment in St. Louis?
Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
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St. Louis Studio Apartments | $1,263 | $499 | $4,579 |
St. Louis 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,599 | $418 | $6,216 |
St. Louis 2 Bedroom Apartments | $1,962 | $489 | $7,935 |
St. Louis 3 Bedroom Apartments | $1,992 | $674 | $7,049 |
St. Louis 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,561 | $854 | $3,390 |
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Getting Around St. Louis, MO
Walk Score®
63 / 100
Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot
Bike Score®
53 / 100
Bikeable
Some bike infrastructure
Transit Score®
31 / 100
Some Transit
A few nearby public transportation options
What Are Walk Score®, Transit Score®, and Bike Score® Ratings?
- Walk Score® measures the walkability of any address.
- Transit Score® measures access to public transit.
- Bike Score® measures the bikeability of any address.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap St. Louis Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in St. Louis?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in St. Louis is under $620.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in St. Louis?
The cheapest apartment in St. Louis is The Railton Apartments which is listed at $418, while the average apartment in St. Louis costs $2,002.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in St. Louis?
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 24,126 regular apartments in St. Louis 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 St. Louis?
Cheap apartments in St. Louis have an average cost of $877 which is $1,125 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in St. Louis.
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