Apartments by size
49 communities we track in Arboretum offer 1 bedroom floor plans, with live 1 bedroom pricing from $650. 36 are running a special right now. Prices come from data we buy, our own collection and our team's daily research, and a price is only labeled as a 1 bedroom price when that data proves it. Our help is free.
49
Communities with a 1 bedroom
$650
Cheapest 1 bedroom rent
$1,105
Median 1 bedroom rent
36
Special on this size
Deal tracking: 74% of communities with 1 bedroom pricing in Arboretum are running a move-in special on that size, averaging 6.6 weeks free. 7 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
49 communities with a 1 bedroom in Arboretum, 47 with current 1 bedroom pricing. 29 sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop, and 27 within a walkable mile of a full grocery store. Tap any pin for the 1 bedroom price and the fastest way to act on it.
Across 40 communities publishing unit sizes here, 1 bedroom plans run from 460 to 1,260 square feet, with the median at 744. The median asking rate for this size works out to about $1.58 per square foot. Sizing up to a 2 bedroom in this same area adds about $214 per month at typical starting prices, which is worth knowing before paying a premium for the largest 1 bedroom plan.
In buildings finished 2015 or later, the typical 1 bedroom here starts at $1,351 across 6 communities. In older buildings it starts at $1,060 across 41. Unusually for Austin, the newer plans here are larger: a median 769 square feet against 724 in the older buildings.
35 of the 47 communities with 1 bedroom pricing are running a special that covers this size, averaging 6.6 weeks free. 7 of them cut a starting price inside the last two weeks, the largest cut $266 at Canyon Springs at Bull Creek. Among communities publishing move in dates, 415 1 bedroom units are available within 30 days across 37 communities.
| Community | 1 bedroom from | Special | Net effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAA Quarry Oaks | $718/mo | 8 weeks free | $608/mo |
| MAA Balcones Woods | $778/mo | 8 weeks free | $659/mo |
| Village Oaks | $805/mo | 8.7 weeks free | $671/mo |
The strongest 1 bedroom value in each building class, ranked by real monthly cost: the current special applied to a twelve month lease, per square foot. Refreshed with our daily price checks, so these picks change when the pricing does.
Class A · Newest buildings, most amenities
Class B · The solid mid tier
1Northland at the Arboretum$1.22/sqft1 bedroom from $1,045 · Class B-Up to 10 wks free: from $845/mo net effective
2Canyon Springs at Bull Creek$1.24/sqft1 bedroom from $1,003 · Class B-8 wks free: from $849/mo net effectiveClass C · Older stock, lowest prices
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| People | 50% level | 60% level | 80% level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,050 | $56,460 | $74,800 |
| 2 | $53,800 | $64,560 | $85,450 |
| 3 | $60,500 | $72,600 | $96,150 |
| 4 | $67,200 | $80,640 | $106,800 |
| 5 | $72,600 | $87,120 | $115,350 |
| 6 | $78,000 | $93,600 | $123,900 |
City of Austin limits, effective June 1, 2026. A level is a share of the area's median family income ($134,400). Count the gross yearly income of everyone moving in. Seven or more people? The limits keep rising, so ask us. Each community confirms your exact limit when you apply.

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From $1,499
Class A · 1 bed
26 of 260 homes capped · 80% level
Up to 10 weeks free right now: from $1,212/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availabilityMedian starting rents and the deal climate for each class of community here, computed 10/15 from our daily price checks. Class A median down $27 since 09/17. Class B median down $65 since 09/17.
AustinApartments.com price ledger, updated daily from data providers, community websites and our own research.
Move-in specials parsed from each community's published offer.
Class A is the newest stock with the most amenities; Class B the solid mid tier; Class C the oldest buildings and lowest prices.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataseries banked daily since August 2026
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1 bedroom from $650from data we buy, October 15
1 bedroom from $676from data we buy, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $608/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $718from their website, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $659/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $778from their website, October 15
8.7 weeks free running now: from $671/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $805from their website, October 15
Up to 10 weeks free running now: from $671/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $830from their website, October 15
4 weeks free running now: from $771/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $835from their website, October 15
4 weeks free running now: from $777/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $842from their website, October 15
10 weeks free running now: from $686/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $849from data we buy, October 15
Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $752/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $850from their website, October 15
Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $765/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $865from their website, October 15
4.3 weeks free running now: from $809/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $882from data we buy, October 15
6 weeks free running now: from $788/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $890from their website, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $849/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,003from their website, October 15
6 weeks free running now: from $888/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,004from their website, October 15
Up to 8.7 weeks free running now: from $855/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,026from data we buy, October 15
4 weeks free running now: from $950/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,029from their website, October 15
Up to 10 weeks free running now: from $845/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,045from their website, October 15
8.7 weeks free running now: from $880/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,055from data we buy, October 15
4.3 weeks free running now: from $972/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,060from their website, October 14
Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $938/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,060from their website, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $911/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,076from their website, October 15
Up to 8 weeks free running now: from $922/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,089from their website, October 15
Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $978/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,105from data we buy, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,112from their website, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,117from data we buy, October 15
6 weeks free running now: from $991/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,120from data we buy, October 15
Up to 8 weeks free running now: from $948/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,120from their website, October 15
6 weeks free running now: from $992/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,121from data we buy, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,195
1 bedroom from $1,211from data we buy, October 15
4.3 weeks free running now: from $1,119/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,220from data we buy, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,226from their website, October 15
4.3 weeks free running now: from $1,151/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,255
4.3 weeks free running now: from $1,171/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,277from data we buy, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $1,082/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,278from data we buy, October 15
2 weeks free running now: from $1,266/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,317
6 weeks free running now: from $1,172/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,324from their website, October 15
Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $1,196/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,352
4.3 weeks free running now: from $1,271/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,386from their website, October 15
8 weeks free running now: from $1,205/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,423from their website, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,443from data we buy, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,495from their website, October 15
Up to 10 weeks free running now: from $1,212/mo net effective
1 bedroom from $1,499from their website, October 15
1 bedroom from $1,533
1 bedroom from $1,675
1 bedroom from $3,995
4.3 weeks free running now
all floor plans from $1,2251 bedroom rate on request
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A price that reads "1 bedroom from" is the lowest 1 bedroom rent in our latest data for that community. When the small line under a price names its source, the community's own website or data we buy, the date in that line is the day we got the price. A community showing "all floor plans from" offers 1 bedroom homes, and the 1 bedroom rate sits somewhere above its entry price: ask us for it, and it's free. Specials change weekly in this market, so the deal you see today is not promised tomorrow.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataprices from our data providers, community websites and our own research, updated daily
Prices and specials come from data we buy, our own checks of community websites and our team's daily research, never from ads. The deal ranking applies each special to a twelve month lease the same way our review calculators do. Age restricted 55 plus communities and fully income restricted properties are not mixed into these results.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our data
Drive times are one reading with live traffic, taken Tuesday 8:30 AM Central and last measured October 13, 2026. They are not a live lookup and not a weekly average. Leaving at 5pm will run longer. How we get our data.