In my neck o' the woods (emphasis on 'woods'

), one can get a two br townhouse style place for as little as $450/month, but, they are built like cracker boxes. Decent townhouse style homes go for a little more, $700-$1000/month. A 2 br
house, in the country (15 minutes to the interstate), in fair shape can be had for $300-$600/month.
Ya just gotta find an
empty one.