$1,500 rent budget: How much apartment space can you get in 200 U.S. cities?
RentCafe rental blog If you have a $1,500 budget to rent an apartment, where you choose to live makes all the difference. In McAllen, TX, one of the lowest cost-of-living areas in the U.S., that amount stretches the furthest, to 1,378 square feet, enough for a three- to four-bedroom apartment. In Manhattan, NY, that same budget barely gets… The post $1,500 rent budget: How much apartment space can you get in 200 U.S. cities? appeared first on RentCafe rental blog . June 23, 2026 at 01:11PM