Although it might feel like paying a broker’s fee is a necessary evil in NYC, it doesn’t have to be. Click on over to apartment rental website Naked Apartments and you'll find many no-fee and low-fee options—meaning ones that call for fees of less than 9% of a year’s rent vs. the usual 12-15% commissions. Scan the places listed here in our Low-Fee Rental Roundup or log onto Naked Apartments to hunt by “no fee” or “low-fee.”

Want to tour of one of these places without further ado? Naked Apartments will dispatch an agent straightaway via its Showings on Demand feature.