Blueground vs Sentral
Median all-in monthly cost for a 3-month stay starting Sep 1, 2026, computed from real quotes captured from both providers’ public sites. Lower price highlighted per market. Both providers linked below.
| Market | Blueground median all-in | Sentral median all-in |
|---|
| Austin, TX | $1,990 | $7,047 |
| Chicago, IL | $3,500 | $4,962 |
| Seattle, WA | $3,140 | $13,112 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,835 | $11,720 |
On current quotes, Blueground has the lower median all-in price in 4 of the 4 markets where both operate; Sentral is cheaper in 0. The table is recomputed on every refresh, so the winner can change.
Medians reflect each provider’s current bookable inventory mix in each market: unit sizes, buildings, and neighborhoods differ, so this is a price-of-what-you-can-book-today comparison, not a same-apartment comparison.
Terms, side by side
From each provider’s published policies, with sources. Fields a provider doesn’t publish are marked, not guessed.
Blueground
- Deposit
- None if you pay by instant bank transfer (Los Angeles stays always require one); pay another way and Blueground may hold a refundable security deposit, amount set at booking (source)
- Minimum stay
- Monthly-stay focus; 30-day-and-under bookings have their own cancellation tier, so shorter stays exist at some buildings (source)
- Cancellation
- Over 30 days: half a month's rent if you cancel 15+ days before move-in, one month's rent inside 15 days. 30 days or less: free 30+ days out, 50% at 14-29 days, 100% at 0-13 days (source)
- What’s included
- Fully furnished apartments designed for monthly stays (source)
- Published fees
- Dynamic pricing by season, stay length, and availability; a full cost breakdown and payment timeline are shown before booking; parking and pet fees vary by building (source)
- Pets
- Allowed at many properties, but not guaranteed sitewide; per-building pet fees apply and vary by partner building (source)
- Booking
- Book online with real-time availability; the full cost breakdown is shown before checkout (source)
Sentral
- Deposit
- No separate security deposit published; each property sets a prepayment schedule shown at booking (e.g. first 7 nights charged at booking on 30+ night stays, balance in monthly installments) (source)
- Minimum stay
- Extended-stay furnished apartments; nightly and monthly stays both offered (source)
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation until 11:59 PM local, 14 days before arrival (per the rate shown at booking) (source)
- What’s included
- Fully furnished apartments with hotel-style service and amenities (source)
- Published fees
- A one-time Residence Fee and cleaning fee, plus taxes and service charges, all itemized in the quote (source)
- Pets
- Varies by property; confirm with the building (source)
- Booking
- Book directly online at sentral.com with real-time availability (source)
Fields marked “Not stated on their public pages” are policies the provider does not publish openly; always confirm terms with the provider before booking. We show what each provider states, never a guess.
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