Search the city you want to live in
Pick your city, then narrow by budget, move-in date, and the things you actually care about — private bathroom, parking, whether pets are welcome.
Apartments for rent
There are 3,159 entire places listed on Roomster across the United States — studios, one-beds, and whole apartments people are letting go of, often mid-lease. Search the city you want, filter to what you can pay, and deal with the person advertising it directly.
By city
These are the cities people search for most on Roomster. Each one opens the live listings for that market.
Not on the list? Browse every city and state.
Step by step
Pick your city, then narrow by budget, move-in date, and the things you actually care about — private bathroom, parking, whether pets are welcome.
Listings show the rent, what is included, the room itself, and who you would be living with. Read a few before you message anyone.
Message through Roomster rather than handing over your phone number straight away. Ask about utilities, the deposit, and how the household actually runs.
See the place in person, or on a live video call if you are moving from out of state. Agree the rent, deposit, and notice period in writing before any money changes hands.
The other side
If a whole apartment is out of budget, a room in a shared place will usually cost less than half.
FAQ
Use the city pages below, then filter by budget and move-in date. Every listing names the rent and what it includes, so you can rule places out before you message anyone.
No. Searching apartment listings and messaging the person advertising them is free.
Yes. Plenty of the apartments here are advertised month to month or as short sublets, which is worth filtering for if you are not ready to sign a year.
Ask what the deposit is, whether utilities and internet are separate, how long the lease runs, and how much notice either side has to give. Get the answers in writing before you pay anything.
Related
Browse rooms for rent across the US on Roomster. Filter by budget, move-in date and neighborhood, then message the person renting the room. Free to search.
What to check before you message, and how to spot a listing worth your time.
How to write a listing that fills the room without weeks of back-and-forth.
The free ID and proof-of-residence checks, and how to use them before you commit.
Every market
Sixty cities and forty states, ordered by how often people search them on Roomster.