Why it’s so hard to find a cheap apartment in Washington, D.C. August 19, 2014 More than 10 years ago The Harper is a high-end apartment building on 14th Street in the heart of one of DC’s ...

For example, in Annapolis, studio apartments are 47% more expensive on average, at $2,294 while Gaithersburg’s average monthly cost for a two-bedroom bumped up 38% to $2,439.

I toured apartments in New York, Philly, DC, Chicago, and Detroit to see where I could afford to live alone. The studio and one-bedroom apartments I toured all cost less than $2,000, except in New ...