Best Space Heaters Under $50

For a desk or bedside where a cheap, quiet heater should hold a set temperature. A larger room is better served by a tower or radiator.

For a bedroom or office where you want a remote, a set temperature and a timer for little money. It lacks a published safety listing and warranty.

For a desk, bedroom or small office where a cheap, small heater should hold a set temperature. It is a personal heater, so a larger room needs a tower or radiator.

For a desk, dorm or small bedroom where a compact heater with a tip-over switch matters more than a remote or timer.

For a cheap personal heater under a desk or in a small room where basic heat and tip-over protection are all you need.

For a cheap desk or small-bedroom heater with tip-over protection and a thermostat. Pay more for a safety-listed heater with a longer warranty.

For a cheap personal heater under a desk or in a small room where you just want heat with tip-over protection. Pay more for a listed heater with a longer warranty.

For a cheap oscillating heater on a desk or in a small room with tip-over protection. Pay more for a listed heater with a longer warranty.

For warming your feet or desk in a cool office without loading the circuit. It will not heat a room.

For a small bedroom or office where a cheap, simple heater with tip-over protection and a long warranty is enough. Pick a digital model if you want a timer.

For quick warmth aimed at you in an office or drafty room, with tip-over and overheat shutoff. Choose a listed heater with a longer warranty if those matter.

For a garage, barn or workshop that needs cheap, simple heat or freeze protection. For a bedroom, pick a heater with a real low setting and a digital thermostat.

For warming your hands and legs at a desk without tripping a shared circuit. It will not heat a room.

For warming one person at a desk or in a shared office where a full 1,500 W heater would trip the breaker. It will not heat a room.

For quiet, low-cost background heat under a drafty window or in a bedroom. It is basic, with only a dial thermostat and two settings.

For cheap, silent spot heat at a desk or chair, or on a circuit that cannot take a 1,500 W heater. Pick a thermostat heater to hold a whole room at a set temperature.

For warming one person at a desk or in a chair silently, or for a circuit that cannot take a 1,500 W heater. Pick a thermostat heater to hold a whole room at a set temperature.