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Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in various Austin neighborhoods. Today’s price: $2,000 (or thereabouts) per month. Vote for your favorite below.
University Hills
We recently featured this 1,734-square-foot home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms Built University Hills in 1965 and recently updated, it has acacia wood floors, recessed lighting, and a fireplace. It’s for sale, so lease terms might be subject to that; it’s currently renting for $2,250 per month. No word on pets.
East MLK
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Currently renting for $2,250, this new, townhouse-style condo is the treehouse-like back unit on a two-home lot in the East MLK neighborhood. It has two bedrooms and two bathroom in two stories and measures 1,099 square feet. There’s covered parking for two cars, and pets are allowed.
Rosedale
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If north central Austin your style, please find this two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Rosedale, renting for $2,500 per month. The 1,314-square-foot house has new paint, Corian countertops, glass-faced cabinets, stainless appliances, a breakfast bar, and a detached storage space. Pets are allowed.
Bouldin Creek
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A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Bouldin Creek is renting for $2,064 per month. That gets you 690 square feet near South Austin hot spots in a complex with a big dog park, in a unit with stainless steel appliances, granite and quartz countertops, and wood-style floors.
Chestnut
Despite the atrociously wide-angled photos, this single-family home in East Austin’s Chestnut neighborhood looks decent-sized overall, at 1,548 square feet, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Each room has its own outside entrance and bathroom. It’s renting for $2,000 per month. Pets are allowed.
Poll
Which $200,000 Austin rental would you choose?
This poll is closed
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29%
University Hills
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31%
East MLK
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6%
Rosedale
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17%
Bouldin Creek
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14%
Chestnut