One bedrooms rent for $1,300 in my LA neighborhood. How about you?

[Liberal_in_LA]

And it's just an 'ok' neighborhood. Isn't that insane. How about your neighborhood?

And don't ask "why don't people buy". $1300 a month wouldn't cover the mortage on a treehouse these days.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Half that here. No wonder I see so many CA plates here.

:)

[Ptah]

2. Two bedroom apartment, utilities hook-ups $600/ month Tucson, AZ n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. $#@% you! Two bedrooms are $1600 in my building

[Ptah]

6. And I have a small backyard.

[Liberal_in_LA]

26. Small backyard would be paved over and 30 condos built on it in LA

[Omphaloskepsis]

4. Same in Eugene..

Not on campus, but $600 is about normal for two bedrooms. I had a pretty nice two bedroom for $400 in 1999. A one bedroom is about $500 here now.

[greendog]

5. $400.00

Funky little one bedroom apt. in Kalispell, MT.

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. Dang! I'd have $800 a month more in my pocket.

[greendog]

18. Well, not necessarily...

...wages in Montana are pretty close to rock bottom.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. U R right. I would make less money. n/t

[Dastard Stepchild]

7. That's a two-bedroom in my former "ok"neighborhood....

But there are one bedrooms to easily be found for that price and much higher in my area. I swear, the cost of rent around here really puts a damper on a gal's fun.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. And that is exactly why I live in the suburbs.....

Got priced out of the city. The purchase prices for condos were ridiculous in areas with no parking, and the real estate taxes sky high.

Disclaimer: I own a condominium and am not a renter. No clue what rents are around here, but many of the rental buildings around here are motel-style (no entry lobby and hallway for security) and those were a tad scary to me.

At least it is a suburb with good restaurants and cool shopping.

[Dastard Stepchild]

54. I'm going to wager a bet...

Near West burb? :) We're considering a permanent relocation to Oak Park because we are rapidly being priced out of the city and rents/condo real estate in OP seem MUCH more reasonable.

[greatauntoftriplets]

59. You are right....

Oak Park was a bit pricey for me. I am a bit west of there.

Oak Park is a great town, lots of neat shops and restaurants.

[eyesroll]

8. $500-$600 in the Bay View neighborhood in Milwaukee.

It's a very decent neighborhood, too.

[Scooter24]

9. 1 bedrooms go for about $1200 up to about $5000

for a 3-bedroom. Highland Park, TX

I can't recall if we even have apartment complexes within the town limits. But a quick search by my house provided this range.

You can find lower rents the further away from the Park Cities area you go.

[Karenca]

10. Anywhere from over $3,000.00 to about $5,700.00... eom

[Scooter24]

14. When talking to my office staff

the other day we were considering opening a satellite office in NYC. The biggest obstacle wasn't the operating costs or rents for the offices, but the rents for the staff to work in them. lol.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. There was an article recently about people in NYC living in closets and such

[Karenca]

21. Yes,

And some of the apartments even look like walk-in closets

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. Ok...now I feel a little better now. At least my $$ gets me something bigger than a closet.

sheesh

[Karenca]

24. Same shit in London --

actually, it's even worse there.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. My place is a walk-out closet.

Turn around, and you're outside. :rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

82. DU party at starbucks place. :-)

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. Looked at your profile. She's talking bout Manhattan.

[Karenca]

20. NYC is Manhattan. ..

The boroughs are MUCH more affordable.

[Yavin4]

33. Not Much More Affordable

All rents in the NY tri-state are based on Manhattan rents. So an apartment in Brooklyn or Hoboken, NJ will rent for about 85% or 95% of what Manhattan rents for.

Brooklyn rent = .85($3,000) = $2,550.

[Karenca]

37. I'm not being disrespectful, but

I know that the rents in the boroughs don't come close to those in Manhattan.

In my building, for instance, studio apartments rent for $3,000.00 and up.

I used to live in Queens, in a very nice neighborhood, in 2004.
I paid $1,975.00 a month rent, and utilities were included. The apartment had two bedrooms, and a huge terrace. When I left, the rent went up to apprx. $2,100.00. A similiar apartment in Manhattan would be at least 3 and half times that amount -- minimun.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

50. you are in a prime location in manhattan. there are many areas that are more affordable in the city

and many expensive areas in the outer borough. i have lived in manhattan for about 6 years and a few month in brooklyn.

[rbnyc]

77. Well, this is all anecdotal anyway...

...I could find you a cheap apartment in Manhattan and say the rents aren't so bad there.

Bottom line is housing is way too expensive all over.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

49. yup. when i was apartment searching. studios were priced similarly on the upper east

and in park slope/carrol gardens etc.

i mean at most the difference was $200.

[rbnyc]

76. NOT MUCH

Look at Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope--prices are pretyy much the same.

[bettyellen]

63. Wow, I dont know a soul paying over 2K in manhattan, except my bosses. LOL.

i guess we travel in different circles. :shrug:

[Tektonik]

11. a 1 bdr apt is generally 1300-1400 here

University City area of San Diego

personally I'm renting a bedroom of a house for 550 a month, and that's not a bad deal at all for here

[Nikia]

13. Incredibly cheap

Looking at the ads in the local paper, there is one 1 bedroom for $295/month and a 2 bedroom for $350/month. $560 for the new "luxury" apartments.
We have single family homes in my neighborhood. The homes range from roughly $80,000-$180,000. Most of them are 3+ bedrooms. There are less expensive homes in our town, as low as $40,000, but those are small and trashy and across town.

[KG]

17. 450 and up.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

25. Downtown OKC...

We pay less, but a one bedroom in this building starts at 675 or something, electric, water, and gas included.
Duckie

[smtpgirl]

27. That's cheap

The Whitney at Bethesda Theatre

7707 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: [phone]
Hours:
Mon-Thurs 9-6; Fri 8-5
Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5

Studio
Efficiency
Bath: 1
Sq. Ft.: 531
Priced From: $1635


Studio
Efficiency
Bath: 1
Sq. Ft.: 651
Priced From: $1720


1 Bedroom
Bath: 1
Sq. Ft.: 613
Priced From: 1880


1 Bedroom
Bath: 1
Sq Ft.: 931
Priced From: $2370


For "Ghetto" (Older remodled buildings) type Cribs:

Westchester West
3212 Hewitt Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Hours:
Mon - Fri : 8:30 - 5:30
Sat : 10:00 - 5:00
Sun : Closed



1 Bedroom
Bath: 1
Sq Ft.: 750
Priced From: $1070


1 Bedroom w/Den
Bath: 1
Sq. Ft.: 870
Priced From: $1200

[pagerbear]

28. You can find that in parts of NYC, even parts of Manhattan.

But not in the most popular or scenic parts of Manhattan. Still, lots of folks like "upstate Manhattan" and the outer boroughs.

We lucked into a 2BR in Yonkers, the first suburb north of NYC for $1400. 1100 sf, top floor of a two-family house. Quite nice.

[Karenca]

30. i don't think so anymore ---

even in the neighborhood of Manhattan where my son lives --- an old walk-up in what was once considered a tenement. His rent is $2,750.00.

[pagerbear]

31. Unless rents have shot up dramatically since January, when I moved, then I do think so

What part of town is your son in? Reasonable rents can be found in Washington Heights and Inwood. Anywhere BC (beyond Collumbia), actually.

[Karenca]

32. He

lives in the East Village.

No, rents are bizarre here. One bedrooms rent for over $5,000.00 on my block.

I'm not at all familiar with Washington Heights or Inwood.

[pagerbear]

36. Northern end of the island. "Upstate Manhattan"

You need a passport and inoculations to go there. (And speaking Spanish wouldn't hurt either!)

[Karenca]

38. Yes, by the Cloisters

That's a totally different world, up there.

[XemaSab]

29. 1100 in the 'hood here.

Actually, it's more the Barrio than the hood, but whatever it is, it's not Park Avenue by any means. :P

[ThomCat]

34. $1600 for a 1 bedroom here in my building.

[Joe Fields]

35. I'm paying 450 a month for 1100 sq. feet, in a real decent neighborhood.

[pagerbear]

39. Alert! Alert! Mods, he's gloating!

[Joe Fields]

40. Oh, I pay a heavy price alright. I live in Missouri!!! lol

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[toadzilla]

53. I'm paying $412 a month, utilities included, 1400 sq feet.

though...its in a converted warehouse full of artists with a communal kitchen.

in Baltimore btw

[dysfunctional press]

41. we were landlords in chicago up until last year- we charged $800 for a 1 br upper...

and that included: heat and cooking gas, directv with ALL premium movie channels, FREE use of in-building laundry, and most pets ok- no extra charge. we never had a problem getting tenants, and only had one "lemon" in 7 or so years in the landlording game.

we were a half block from north park university(on the GOOD side of the river), a private and fairly expensive christian liberal arts college/seminary.

one block over, the newly rehabbed 12-unit building next to a brand new starbucks has one bedroom units STARTING at $1100.00

go figure.

[Neshanic]

42. 200 less gets you a 2bed 2bath gated apartment in Scottsdale. Or this in the burbs.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/apa/376369444.html

[fizzgig]

43. anywhere from 650 to 800/mo

or so for a two bedroom, not including gas or electric in most places. and there really isn't a 'bad' part of town where i live...but it is loud near campus

i'm lucky...i pay $675/mo (all utilities included) for a two bedroom, which i share with a friend

we had a scare, tho, and thought we were gonna have to move...i live in a college town and affordable housing is scarce

[krispos42]

44. I'm trying to get a nice 1-bedroom in a distant Twin Cities suburb

Small town north of the Cities, so it's all basically a 'good' neighborhood. Olberstarr's congressional district. The one I'm looking at is in a secure building and has a big bedroom, decent-sized living room, dining area, kitchen, brand new dishwasher and A/C, three closets, storage area, and free heat and hot water, for $634 a month. About a half mile from my job, so I can walk.

[AllegroRondo]

45. St Louis - $600-$800 for 1BR

depending on the neighborhood, of course.

When we moved 2 years ago, we got a 2BR for $950 while the new house was built.

[Mutley]

46. In my neighborhood they go from $800-1200 a month.

Maryland is weird, though. I could go fifteen minutes north to find a place far cheaper (and much crappier), and fifteen minutes south to find a place far more expensive (and not a whole lot nicer).

[La Lioness Priyanka]

47. 1100 in a 1.5 bedroom in greenpoint brooklyn

[Karenca]

58. What is a

1.5 bedroom?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

62. i think they call it two bedrooms and my manhattan stardards it is

but one is significantly smaller, so i call it 1.5 bedrooms

[mainegreen]

48. Portland (original) $750-1300 on peninsula, $600-$800 off peninsula.

[yellowdogintexas]

51. 2 BR with fireplace, 2 baths $650.00 Ft Worth TX

pretty good area, convenient to mall, grocery store, interstate highway, nice pool and hot tub,

My daughter's apartment from last year.

There are some 1 BR nearer to my house that are around $375.

However there really is a broad range of apt prices. Downtown apts are $750 for 1 BR but you can walk to work and if you are energetic, to a Super Target (it is about a 20 minute walk actually) so you could actually not need a car....and these are fancy apartments.

[elfrangel]

52. JEEBUS!!!!

We're renting a 3-bed, 1-bath house with a backyard for $550 here in Arkansas.

[Liberal_in_LA]

65. Same house might rent for $3000 in LA

[distantearlywarning]

55. Less than $500

In Pittsburgh, PA. In one of the best city neighborhoods in town. In a funky old house, probably with wood floors or decent carpet. Here's an example:

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/apa/370584621.html

[bicentennial_baby]

61. that's kind of a steal for Shadyside!!

Unless rents have drastically dropped in that neighborhood since I lived there in 96-97. :o

[huskerlaw]

56. Same here.

Actually, my neighborhood's one of the nicer ones, so $1300 would be a bargain.

Dontcha love LA?! ;)

[Elidor]

60. $310 for a one-bedroom

A cute little converted garage in a middling neighborhood just 2 miles from the office. I share no walls with the main house, and I have half the yard to myself. I likes it. Tennessee is a lousy state to be an employee, but the cost of living is reasonable away from the cities.

[Liberal_in_LA]

64. $310? A montly SUV gas bill in LA.

:cry:

[Elidor]

79. I probably shouldn't gloat

But I spend about $10 a week on gas. That covers going to work, going to the grocery store, and almost daily trips to the park to play disc golf. I'm trying to perfect the art of living cheaply. If it's any consolation, I don't make much money to begin with.

[Liberal_in_LA]

81. The IRS needs to setup different tax rates for LA/NYC VS rest of US

heh heh

[Skip Intro]

66. That is insane. Decent flat, decent neighborhood (eh?), $700.

keeps going up


oh well, at least my overpriced house will continue to appreciate, er...hold value, er...what????

I pay about $1000 a month for a three bdr/2br house with a private back yard, cool house, with a roommate, so split down the middle. Like it so much more than any apartment I ever had.

[TK421]

67. One bedrooms can rent anywhere from $600.00 to $1100.00 depending

on what they offer you and where....but on average, I would say maybe about $800.00? :shrug:

[EFerrari]

68. My mortgage for a one bedroom tiny condo on the beach in SF

is about $1400 for about 800 sq ft == about the same rent I was paying in Santa Monica for about 1200 sq ft.

[Liberal_in_LA]

69. U did pretty good. n/t

[EFerrari]

70. I like the neighborhood and the light, too, because I paint

but the numbers seem crazy to me. :crazy:

[Wcross]

72. My mortgage is 400/mo for my small house & 15 acres.

Its around 800sqft on 15 acres with NO NEIGHBORS! The great part is it's only a five year mortgage and will be paid off by the end of the year.

[BulletproofLandshark]

71. For me, it's $475/mo. w/all utlities paid

But that's lower than average by probably $100 here.

[ceile]

73. About $560.

But go into downtown where the new lofts are and it can be $1200-1500.
Right now I'm living in a 2 bdrm duplex for $825. It's good size, just wish it had a yard.

[In_The_Wind]

74. I pay $1,000 a month for a one bedroom apt in Lighthouse Point Florida.

No pool. Nothing special.

I'm going shopping for cheaper lodgings for this winter.

[rbnyc]

75. Here are some listings around NYC

$2,250, 2br, Super Summer Steal, Ludlow St. NEW (Lower East Side /Ludlow)
$1,595, Studio, Upper East Side STEAL SUTDIO!!** SEE PICS!! (Upper East Side)
$1,275, 1br, DOG ALLOWED!--Laundry/Elevator/Walking Distance to Columbia Presbterian Hosp. (Washington Heights)
$2,400, 2br, Cozy 2BR, Prime East Village Location, SEE PICS!! (East Village)
$2,100, 3br, GREAT FOR SHARES!--Spacious-laundry-Elevator-Near #1 train (Washington Heights)
$1,650, 1br, Large-Totally Renovated-DOG FRIENDLY-Laundry (Inwood/Washington Heights)
$1,250, Studio, Large/Elevator/Laundry/Separate Kitchen/Scenic Views (Inwood/Washington Heights)
$1,095, Studio, Spacious/Elevator/Laundry/Columbia Presbyterian Hospital area (Washington Heights)
$1,450, 1br, Laundry/Elevator/Great Light/Large/Dining Area (Washington Heights/Inwood)
$1,180, 1br, Charming Park Slope One Bed, Rent Stabilized Bldg (Park Slope Brooklyn)
$1,395, 1br, 2 Blocks from Columbia Presbyterian Hosp//DOGS ALLOWED (Washington Heights)
$1,845, 1br, New -=- One (1) Bedroom in Gramercy (east 21st st)
$3,295, 3br, -=- Real Three (3) Bedroom Meatpacking District!-=- (8th avenue and 17th st)
$1,845, 1br, -=-=-= Chelsea Studio With Large Alcove -=-=-=-= No Walkup! (West 15th st)
$1,225, 1br, Pre war, Pinehurst & W 176, elevator, laundry, new kitchen (Washington Heights)
$1,700, 1br, PET Friendly NEW HISE RISE Building hardwood floors 10 MIN TO N/W LINE (ASTORIA)
$1,850, Studio, $1,850, Studio, Fully Furnished in a Beautiful Tree-lined Upper Eastside Neighborhood on 80's (Upper Eastside(80's))
$2,500, 2br, Spacious Living Room - Renovated - Sunny - Great Deal! (Upper East Side)
$1,750, 3br, Great Three Bedroom Two Baths for a Share (BedfordStuyvesant)
$2,800, 1br, Spacious Duplex - Balcony & Garden - Separate Kitchen - Laundry - Great Deal!! (Upper East Side)

Washington Heights is a crappy neighborhood.

In the Brooklyn neighborhood from which I just moved, 1 bedrooms are going for arounf 2 grand.

[Le Taz Hot]

78. $500,.00 a month

in the Central Valley in a "OK" neighborhood.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

80. one bedroom appt here

450 a month, utilities included

[sniffa]

83. roughLy a grand give or take a few hundred

2 bedroom we have is $1480... but Location, view, and water, heat, air conditioning, and eLectricity incLuded, make it aLmost worth it.

[u4ic]

84. At the very low end - $700

It's not unusual to find an average 1 bdrm going for $1000+/month in Edmonton.

Landlords are gouging - some tenants are having their monthly rent doubling because of the housing shortage.