New Place

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

yea it amazes me how hight it is here. I would say 900-1200 is average for 1-2 bedroom apartment. I know in NC and TX I could rent a 3-4 bedroom house for that much and have some left over. It pissed me off because of all the tech industries here so they think everyone is rich. Cost of living is not balance with minimum wage at all here.

Is it like that in NorCal too?

 

[turn it up 10+ year member]

hell yea, i live right in silicon valley. It's crowded enough but cost of living doesnt help for shiet. The tech boom have slow down a few years because they cant afford to operate here much. Everyone desires a higher salary to coop with the cost of living; therefore companies move to other part of the state or even overseas. They could hire the same engineer for much less from another state than in the bay area; so it makes sense for them to operate. I think it's a lot of pressure living well here. I guess thats why we get so much road rage.

 

[wgaede 10+ year member]

Meh, it's around 525+utilities/mo per person. Not too bad considering it's a brand new house with the best location ever. Bike ride from the beach.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Wow 2600 a month ftl! Hell I was living in Florida for 6 months on a beach with a roomate for 1100 a month and had 3 bd, 2baths, FR,LR,Kitchen, 3 patios and had a hell of a view to boot! Still nice nonetheless.

Also my house payment is like 400 a month and then I have to pay utilites. Ohio cost of living FTW!

 

[DragonCub 10+ year member]

I'm interested in what NY rent is like. I know Cali is pretty **** rediculous as well. Rent for 1-2 bedroom monthly here I could rent a house on some part of the east coast no problem.

He's got a really really nice place for 2600. Nice big lot, beach property. Here for 2,000 you get a 2 bedroom, 1 bath one floor apartment, and thats not in manhattan. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

very nice place wegayed!!

(yayayayayayayay)

but yeah...its a bit expensive....but worth it if you can bag free ****

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