Depends on what you define as a city. A quick search of a random city (Saginaw, MI), I see some 2 bedrooms for 985 a month.

Of course people from LA might not call that a city, but, to people from towns of 800 people, it is huge at about 44k people.

Some states allow you to deduct a portion of your property taxes, including renters (a set % of your rent). On top of the standard deduction.

I'm very lucky, I rent half a house for under $10k a year in a city. But I also manage the property.