{"id":133857,"date":"2024-08-01T00:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=133857"},"modified":"2025-07-24T02:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:18:51","slug":"rental-space-for-1500-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/rental-space-for-1500-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Apartment Space Does $1,500 Get You in 200 U.S. Cities?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renters looking for a spacious apartment on a budget in a big city should immediately head to the South. That\u2019s because more than half of the top 20 large cities offering the most apartment space for a monthly rent of $1,500 are in the Southeast and Southwest. The remaining are all in the Midwest \u2014 an area renowned for its balanced mix of affordability, jobs and spacious living<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, in a bid to ease the mission of apartment hunters in the heat of high renting season, we\u2019re launching our most recent list of cities where renters can rent the most space on a monthly budget of $1,500. Specifically, we ranked 200 U.S. cities using apartment data from our sister company Yardi Matrix.<\/p>\n

Although the South and Midwest offer more generous terms, major coastal job hubs are places where renters on a fixed budget need to sacrifice square footage to benefit from the countless opportunities these areas offer. In places like Manhattan, NY<\/a>; Brooklyn, NY<\/a>; and Boston<\/a>, $1,500 per month provides entry into some of the nation\u2019s most dynamic neighborhoods \u2014 albeit with cozier living spaces.<\/p>\n