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  • RentCafe analyzed the average apartment size someone can get for $1,500 monthly in US cities.
  • Twenty-one large cities analyzed had an average of over 1,000 square feet for this dollar amount.
  • Those cities were all in the South and Midwest, including Indianapolis and Oklahoma City.

It's possible to get a $1,500-a-month apartment with over 1,000 square feet in the US, but you may have to load up the moving truck for the South or Midwest.