Direct answer: NoFeeNest counted 5,979 no-fee long-term listings below $1,500 across Dallas, Houston, and Orlando, equal to 65.0% of 9,203 priced cards. The newest source row was collected on .
The three markets did not look the same. Three quarters of the Dallas sample and nearly three quarters of Houston were below the cutoff; Orlando was just under half. These figures describe asking prices in NoFeeNest's current public-listing sample, not completed leases.
Where the sub-$1,500 inventory was
| Metro | Priced listings | Below $1,500 | Share | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 3,041 | 2,281 | 75.0% | $880 | $1,200 | $1,499 |
| Houston | 2,997 | 2,174 | 72.5% | $849 | $1,120 | $1,557 |
| Orlando | 3,165 | 1,524 | 48.2% | $1,065 | $1,524 | $1,800 |
Dallas had the largest sub-$1,500 count at 2,281, only 107 more than Houston's 2,174. Orlando had 1,524. The cutoff sits exactly around the upper quartile in Dallas, slightly below the upper quartile in Houston, and just below the median in Orlando.
How to use the numbers
A renter with a hard $1,500 ceiling can start with Dallas listings below $1,500, Houston listings below $1,500, or Orlando listings below $1,500. Compare like with like: a room, studio, and multi-bedroom apartment should not be treated as interchangeable. Check deposits, utilities, lease length, and any fee language on the original post.
A low asking price is a search lead, not proof of a bargain. NoFeeNest removes cards carrying its strongest scam flags from this calculation, but that filter does not verify the poster. Tour in person and never wire money before seeing the unit.
Source and method
This snapshot was calculated from /opt/nofee/data/nofee.db, table listings. The filter was: Dallas, Houston, or Orlando; segment='long'; is_no_fee=1; scam_level=0; positive non-null price; and status either live or null. “Below $1,500” means a listed monthly price under $1,500, not $1,500 or less. Newest source timestamps were for Dallas, for Houston, and for Orlando. Highest included listing IDs were 170282, 170061, and 170159. The live market dataset will move as inventory refreshes.
Questions renters ask
Which city had the most listings below $1,500?
Dallas had 2,281, compared with 2,174 in Houston and 1,524 in Orlando in this snapshot. The counts are close enough that property type and location should matter more than the 107-card difference between Dallas and Houston.
Do these numbers prove that Dallas is cheaper than Orlando?
No. They show how this NoFeeNest listing sample was distributed at one timestamp. They do not adjust for bedrooms, neighborhood, square footage, amenities, utilities, or lease completion.