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Apartment Size Face-Off: What $1,500 Rents You Across the US

In Wichita, Kansas, $1,500 rents a 1,329 square feet apartment, while in Manhattan, the same amount gets just 216 square feet—smaller than a typical studio.
Apartment Size Face-Off: What $1,500 Rents You Across the US
A sign advertising units for rent is displayed outside a Manhattan building in New York City, on April 11, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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A recent RentCafe report shares a national comparison, using a baseline of $1,500 for a monthly apartment rental, of how much space and amenities that amount will provide in various metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

In Wichita, Kansas, for example, $1,500 a month offers a 1,329-square-foot apartment, which is typically enough space for up to three or four bedrooms. In contrast, renters in Manhattan paying the same amount will have to settle for just 216 square feet, smaller than the average studio apartment.

Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.