Rents in NYC Keep Going Up (But It's Even Worse in Other Cities.)
Jon Campbell
A new report from the Citizens Budget Commission ranks New York City sixth in median rent costs nationwide, which might come as a surprise to the millions struggling to cut that check every month.
San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego all have a higher median cost, according to the report. And while the West Coast may have sunshine and decent tacos to salve the pain, Washington D.C. and Boston come out ahead as well, which just doesn't seem fair.
The report might as well be entitled "there are other cities too, New York, so quit your bellyachin'." But Charles Bresher, the consulting research director for the fiscally conservative CBC, says the point is not to downplay what's happening in New York City.
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The comparison to, say, San Francisco would be more comparable if they threw in Oakland and Hayward.
Amazing how steep the SF peninsula is, SF in particular.
