Texas State
Apartments near campus under $1,000
Communities within two miles of Old Main with a current starting rent below a thousand dollars in our data. If we hold no current number for a community, it is not on this page.
- 20
- Under $1,000 today
- 29
- Priced within 2 miles
- $700
- Lowest start today
- $851
- Median in the ring
Prices come from rental data we buy and from our own reads of community websites, both refreshed daily. Specials come from that bought data or from older, undated notes on our community lists. Latest pull November 7, 2026.
The list
Every starting rent under a thousand
Ranked cheapest first. Every figure is from our rent data on the date stamped above, and every distance is measured from that community's map pin.
| Community | Starting rent | To campus | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham Street Flats | $700 | 0.9 mi | Downtown & The Square |
| The Colony of San Marcos | $700 | 1.8 mi | Aquarena Springs & Post Road |
| El Monty | $725 | 1.8 mi | Aquarena Springs & Post Road |
| Stadium View | $729 | 1.4 mi | Aquarena Springs & Post Road |
| The Timbers | $735 | 0.6 mi | Texas State & Sewell Park |
| The Social SMTX | $749 | 1.2 mi | Hughson Heights & Northwest |
| Aqua 16 | $795 | 1.7 mi | Aquarena Springs & Post Road |
| Englebrook | $799 | 1.1 mi | Blanco Gardens |
| The Lanes at Oslo | $800 | 1.7 mi | Wonder World & South San Marcos |
| Pointe San Marcos | $825 | 0.2 mi | Texas State & Sewell Park |
| Hillside Ranch | $835 | 0.7 mi | Texas State & Sewell Park |
| The Lyndon | $845 | 1.3 mi | Blanco Gardens |
| The Lynx | $849 | 1.5 mi | Blanco Gardens |
| Treehouse | $850 | 0.4 mi | Texas State & Sewell Park |
| The Local Downtown | $851 | 0.5 mi | Downtown & The Square |
Starting rent is the lowest confirmed figure across all floor plans, which is usually the smallest one. Distance is a straight line to Old Main.
Under a thousand, near campus
See these on the mapLive from the same bank the map reads. Cheapest confirmed start first.
Communities we work with
These are our picks, and we're paid a fee by many of them when someone leases. Everything below is ordered by the deal math, not by that.
Why the number is the number
What a cheap campus rent usually costs you
Three things move a campus rent down: age of the building, distance from Old Main, and leasing by the bed instead of by the unit. Every one of them is a real trade rather than a catch, and which one you are willing to make is the actual decision.
An older building near campus buys you the walk. A newer building two miles out buys you the finishes and costs you a parking permit and the drive. A by the bed lease lowers your share and hands you roommates you did not pick. There is no wrong answer, but there is a wrong comparison: judging all three on the headline figure alone.
Every community within two miles of campus with a confirmed rent (29)
Including the ones above a thousand, so you can see the whole ring rather than a filtered slice.
- Cheatham Street Flats · from $700 · Downtown & The Square
- The Colony of San Marcos · from $700 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- El Monty · from $725 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- Stadium View · from $729 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- The Timbers · from $735 · Texas State & Sewell Park
- The Social SMTX · from $749 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- Aqua 16 · from $795 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- Englebrook · from $799 · Blanco Gardens
- The Lanes at Oslo · from $800 · Wonder World & South San Marcos
- Pointe San Marcos · from $825 · Texas State & Sewell Park
- Hillside Ranch · from $835 · Texas State & Sewell Park
- The Lyndon · from $845 · Blanco Gardens
- The Lynx · from $849 · Blanco Gardens
- Treehouse · from $850 · Texas State & Sewell Park
- The Local Downtown · from $851 · Downtown & The Square
- The Parlor · from $869 · Downtown & The Square
- Union San Marcos · from $892 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- Villas at Willow Springs · from $925 · Wonder World & South San Marcos
- Clarewood · from $949 · Blanco Gardens
- Village Green · from $959 · Aquarena Springs & Post Road
- Curve at River Road · from $1,000 · Blanco Gardens
- Rio Ranch Townhomes · from $1,075 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- Bishops Square · from $1,089 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- Langtry · from $1,150 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- The Retreat · from $1,154 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- Hill Country · from $1,200 · Texas State & Sewell Park
- Highcrest · from $1,245 · Hughson Heights & Northwest
- SYNC at Purgatory Creek · from $1,295 · Wonder World & South San Marcos
- Windmill Townhomes · from $1,450 · Texas State & Sewell Park
Questions renters actually ask
Is a thousand dollars realistic near Texas State?+
Today, yes: 20 of the 29 communities within two miles of campus that carry a confirmed rent start under $1,000. The lowest confirmed start in that ring is $700.
Are these per bed prices?+
Some are. A four bedroom leased by the bed can advertise a figure in the six hundreds, and that is one person's share, not the apartment. We mark per bed pricing wherever we hold it. An unmarked per bed rate makes a page like this misleading.
Why is a community I found elsewhere missing?+
We hold no current starting rent for it. We would rather leave a community off a price-capped page than put a number we can't back up next to a promise.
What does under a thousand usually cost me elsewhere?+
Parking, utilities, and distance. The cheapest confirmed rents in the campus ring tend to be older buildings, further out, or leased by the bed. None of that is a reason to skip them. It is simply what sets the number.
Keep reading
The university area
Everything within three miles of Old Main, by ring.
Move-in specials
A concession can put a pricier place inside your budget.
True cost calculator
Rent plus fees plus the concession, per month.
Price log
Every rent change we have recorded, with dates.
Walk to the grocery store
Communities within a mile of an H-E-B.
The live map
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