Apartment/housing recommendations on a $1500 budget?

Submitted by Party_Lime3169 t3_zczdod in ColumbiaMD

Hello y'all,

I'm a soon to be college grad that recently got a job offer near Baltimore. I plan to move to the area around June after I graduate in May. Does anyone here have any 1 bed 1 bath apartment/housing recommendations under $1500? I know Orchard Park, Bluffs at Fairway, Howard crossing, Autumn Crest, Elms at Kendall, and Avalon are some suggestions that was mentioned here, however it seems that their prices has risen lately :(
Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Competitive-Calzone t1_iz1hykl wrote

You may not love hearing this, but get a roommate. You can get a much better and nicer place if you are sharing a two bedroom apartment, or town home, especially if you are just graduating and moving to a new area.

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mathwhiz2097 t1_izmawu8 wrote

I would also highly recommend this. My roommate and both graduated in 2020 and moved to Columbia, we pay around $2200 for a fairly nice and updated 2 bed 2 bath. Our complex has some cheaper 2 bedrooms (closer to $2000). However our friend who used to have a 1 bedroom was paying between $1600-1700 for an okay place. You are going to get much more value if you find a roommate to split rent with

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fifapotato88 t1_iyz8iar wrote

Autumn crest stinks. Management sucks and the building sucks.

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shebang_bin_bash t1_iz166gf wrote

I really liked Howard Crossing both times I’ve lived there. You can walk to old Ellicott City!

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Kenryuzaki t1_iz1i6p5 wrote

Is that not a 30-40 minutes walk?

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shebang_bin_bash t1_iz1ijg4 wrote

20-25 minutes for me. I bought a Wii U from the Archive on Main Street and didn’t have a problem carrying it back in a box to my apartment on Town and Country. We lived in the very first building on corner of T and C and Rogers Ave, though.

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