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Here's What A $1.5K Houston Apartment Looks Like & It's Making US Renters So Jealous

"That's about $3,000+ in California."

A hand holding an apartment key in front of a door. Right: The kitchen of the Houston apartment.

A hand holding an apartment key in front of a door. Right: The kitchen of the Houston apartment.

Texas Staff Writer

As if people needed any more reason to move to Texas, a recent viral TikTok shows off just how cheap you can get an apartment in the Houston area.

TikTok user Abby Saavedra (@abby_saavedra) recently toured a brand-new two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the Houston suburb of Cypress available for $1,570 in monthly rent.

A massive total of 7.8 million people have seen the clip of the northern H-Town spot since it was posted just four days ago, and over 3,600 commenters seem to be quite shocked by the price tag.

@abby_saavedra

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The Bayou City apartment has high ceilings and a wide-open feel between its rooms, bathrooms and closet areas.

The place is also complete with a brand-new kitchen full of shiny appliances like a stainless steel fridge, a huge sink and a washer and dryer.

The monthly rent for that amount of space is what has Americans from all over comparing what they would be likely to pay in other parts of the country.

Seriously, people from coast to coast are writing comments like "That's about $3000+ in California" or "3,500 easy in New Jersey."

The comments section on the viral TikTok.The comments section on the viral TikTok.abby_saavedra | TikTok

Even Texans from other major cities are loving the low prices Houston has, as cities like Dallas and Austin have seen rent skyrocket over the years.

"I need to move to Houston," one user wrote. "In Dallas, rent is high."

However, if you're looking for the Lone Star State's cheapest rent, you'll want to head out to Odessa, TX, where it's an entire $1K lower than the national average.

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    • Staff Writer

      Brittany Cristiano (she/her) was Narcity USA's first full-time Texas Staff Writer. She's a lifelong Houstonian but enjoys every corner of the Lone Star State. Brittany is passionate about highlighting the beauty and rarities in the places we live in or visit–whether it’s showing North American readers something they never knew existed in the South, or helping Texans appreciate the beauty that’s been there the whole time. Oh, and she also loves to spill the tea on the latest trending figures in Texas and beyond. She previously served as an Editorial Intern for Houstonia magazine and as Editor-in-Chief of the University of St. Thomas’ student newspaper.

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