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Audubon Village
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$1,395 - $1,920
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Audubon Village

5830 Memorial HwyTampa, FL 33615
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Trails at Hunters Lake
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$1,521 - $2,988
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Trails at Hunters Lake

8500 Hunters Village RdTampa, FL 33647
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Tampa's Best Affordable Neighborhoods

Learn about Tampa and the best places to live with original content written by our Tampa, FL Local Expert Vickie Ferguson

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Tuscany Bay Apartments
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$1,639 - $6,601
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Tuscany Bay Apartments

12065 Tuscany Bay DrTampa, FL 33626
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Prose Park View
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$1,669 - $2,510
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Prose Park View

10881 Caladesi AveTampa, FL 33610
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Legacy Encore
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$1,700 - $3,401
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Legacy Encore

1251 Ray Charles BlvdTampa, FL 33602
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Beach Flats
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Beach Flats

211 W Beach PlTampa, FL 33606
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The Park at Valenza
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$1,160 - $2,185
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The Park at Valenza

6900 Aruba AveTemple Terrace, FL 33637
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Tampa Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Tampa?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Tampa is under $949.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Tampa?

The cheapest apartment in Tampa is Garden Terrace which is listed at $949, while the average apartment in Tampa costs $4,951.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Tampa?

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 18,898 regular apartments in Tampa 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 Tampa?

Cheap apartments in Tampa have an average cost of $481 which is $4,470 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Tampa.

Expert Rental Resources

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