Cheap Apartments for Rent in Harris County, TX from $300 (2,905 Rentals)

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Cheapest Available Harris County Apartments for Rent

 

The cheapest available apartment rental in Harris County, TX is a 2 Beds unit found at St. James Village in the San Pablo neighborhood priced from $250. Siegel Suites Houston in the Northpointe West neighborhood has the second lowest priced unit, which is a Studio apartment currently listed from $354. Here is today’s list of the most affordable Harris County apartments for rent:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPriced From
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$250
Siegel Suites HoustonStudioStudio,1BA$354
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$367
Greenhouse Village Apartments (Senior Living)1X11BR,1BA$477
Westheimer Garden Villas1x11BR,1BA$477
BLUESTEM APARTMENTSA11BR,1BA$479
Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment HomesMiller1BR,1BA$497
Summit at Renaissance ParkA11BR,1BA$524
Northwest Corners1 Bed 1 Bath A1BR,1BA$525
Stonegate1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom1BR,1BA$599

Best Value Apartments for Rent in Harris County, TX

As of May 17, 2025 the best value apartment in the Harris County area is the $0.85 price per square foot F Model at Palms at Baytown in the in the Eastpoint neighborhood starting from $1,145. The second greatest value Harris County apartment is the C1 Model at One Town Park starting at $655 with a $0.56 price per square foot in the Alief neighborhood. Here is today’s list of the best values for Harris County apartments based on price per square foot:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPrice Per Sq.Ft.
Palms at BaytownF3BR,2BA$0.85
One Town ParkC13BR,2BA$0.56
St. James VillageTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$0.28
Tomball Senior Village2x22BR,2BA$0.74
BLUESTEM APARTMENTSA11BR,1BA$0.62
Mariposa at Reed Road 55+ Apartment HomesGoodman1BR,1BA$0.66
Greenhouse Village Apartments (Senior Living)1X11BR,1BA$0.66
Westheimer Garden Villas1x11BR,1BA$0.71
Summit at Renaissance ParkA11BR,1BA$0.86
Creekbend Gardens1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$0.67

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Harris County Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Harris County?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Harris County is under $599.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Harris County?

The cheapest apartment in Harris County is Creekbend Gardens which is listed at $367, while the average apartment in Harris County costs $8,102.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Harris County?

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 2,335 regular apartments in Harris County 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 Harris County?

Cheap apartments in Harris County have an average cost of $182 which is $7,920 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Harris County.

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