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| Bedroom | Average Rent | Cheapest Rent | Highest Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Studio Apartments | $1,750 | $735 | $5,613 |
| Tampa 1 Bedroom Apartments | $1,818 | $728 | $5,613 |
| Tampa 2 Bedroom Apartments | $2,201 | $282 | $8,448 |
| Tampa 3 Bedroom Apartments | $2,617 | $649 | $10,000+ |
| Tampa 4 Bedroom Apartments | $1,744 | $549 | $10,000+ |
| Tampa 5 Bedroom Apartments | $2,760 | $940 | $10,000+ |
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A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Tampa is under $999.
The cheapest apartment in Tampa is Riverside Palms which is listed at $899, while the average apartment in Tampa costs $6,206.
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 17,717 regular apartments in Tampa that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
Cheap apartments in Tampa have an average cost of $527 which is $5,679 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Tampa.
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