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How far will a $1,500 rent budget get you in Washington?

by Emily Marek

A $1,500 monthly rent budget will only get you so far in many of the biggest cities in the country. But how far can that same budget get you in Washington?

Rentcafe used MLS data from 200 U.S. cities to determine which city offers the most square footage for $1,500 per month.

Nationally, $1,500 will on average get you a 782-square-foot apartment — of course, that size varies widely from city to city. For example, in No. 1-ranked Wichita, Kansas, $1,500 is a pretty sizable budget, with which you’ll be able to afford a 1,463-square-foot apartment. But in Manhattan, ranked lowest on the list — you’re unlikely to find even a studio apartment for that price (in fact, you’ll be crammed into just 243 square feet of space). It’s a similar story for most big cities on the East and West Coasts.

When it comes to large cities, meaning those with populations over 225,000, Washington’s highest ranking city was Spokane, where the average apartment has a monthly rent of $1,327 at 874 square feet. A $1,500 budget will get you a little more space — just over 100 square feet of it, which puts Spokane at No. 26.

Most cities in the Pacific Northwest fall on the opposite end of the list, meaning a $1,500 budget is below the average monthly rent. Renters with this budget will be stuck with smaller-than-average apartments.

Seattle came in at No. 89 on the list of large cities — with an average rent of $2,289 citywide, a $1,500 budget will fetch you only 453 square feet (well below above the average Seattle apartment size of 691 square feet).

Washington is also home to some smaller cities (defined as those with populations under 225,000) where renters get less space on a $1,500 budget. Bellevue ranked as the No. 97 place for space — the average monthly rent is $2,630, so a $1,500 budget will get you only 484 square feet. It’s a slightly better story in Tacoma and Vancouver, where the same budget can afford apartments of 755 square feet and 807 square feet, respectively.

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