Apartments close to light rail between Tempe and Phoenix?

[Zeromus-X]

Our apartment complex is above the maximum price range you're looking for and we are not within walking distance to the light rail in the least. That's what I'm basing my posts on. If I could have been close to the LR for the same amount of money I'm paying here, it would have been a no-brainer.

$500 is the "room for rent" category in the area you're looking at, not the "apartment for rent" category. Here's a place that's walking distance to the LR, for example:

Tempe AZ Apartments near ASU | Tempe Apartments Utilities Included » College Town Tempe

It meets all your requirements, if you're willing to share a room with two other people. There's a Craigslist ad for someone looking to rent out a bedroom in the 3BR for $536. One-and-a-half starts on ApartmentRatings, too.

[macluffy]

Hold on- what about Central Phoenix in the Medlock historical area? You can find some below the 700 dollar range. The zip code would be 85013. You can pick up the light rail on Central and Camelback. There is a Fry's Food on 7th Ave and Camelback (great prices, and if you choose the Medlock neighborhood it's within walking distance). The area is not terrible. There are beautiful homes around the area of all those older apartment complexes. Pasadena Gardens.. Tamarack Apartments.. look on Google maps for apartments around Camelback and Central. As you travel west, the area gets ickier and poorer. The more East you go the nicer it gets. The furthest west I'd choose to live would be 3rd Avenue or so. Keep in mind that many of these complexes were built in the early 1960s but they are adorable and well kept to keep their historical look.

Tempe appeals to a lot of the college kids so you have some competition there in regard to apartments.