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That's about the cost of a studio in DC.
by s_q_b 10y ago
That's about the cost of a studio in DC.
- malnourish 10y agoFor further comparison I pay hundreds less for an upscale (but not top of the line) 2 bedroom apartment in a Minneapolis suburb.
- brianwawok 10y agoAnd I pay a $800 a month mortgage for a 3500 square fort castle with 5 beds and 4 baths on 1/2 acre in BF Indiana. Doesn't mean I am getting a good deal though, just where I happen to be. I would way rather be paying more for a city home :)
- matt_wulfeck 10y agoBut how many tech jobs are located within a reasonable commute of your home?
- AtheistOfFail 10y agoSince I do remote work, I would say somewhere within 5 to 10% of US jobs.
- brianwawok 10y agoSo the exact metro I live in has about 250-300k people. So there are tech jobs.. maybe 100-200. But yah, not great. So I work remote.
- da02 10y agoWhat job did you get there? Or did you move there because of love/marriage?
- brianwawok 10y agoI work remote for a startup out of San Jose ;) SV job, BFI house.
- da02 10y agoVery nice. What about the dating pool? Small? What education/degrees were required for your remote job?
- brianwawok 10y agoMarried but I would not want to date in my town. Hah. I have a MS in CS, but I am sure a BS would suffice.
- da02 10y agoThanks for the info. Congrats on the good life.
- s_q_b 10y agoI'm in the opposite situation. I moved to Washington from a small Rust Belt city. The last house I toured there was a historic 5500 ft^2 Victorian 6 bd 5 bath, in the most desirable location, and thus with near instant liquidity. It was listed for $500k. With a local bank, which knows the housing market in the area, the mortgage would have been less than $2000/mo. Considering the inexpensive housing, an excellent Jesuit preparatory school for $7k/year, the low cost of living, and the huge scholarships to the city's University, a family of five could live extremely comfortably for $150,000-$200,000/yr. Couples with occupations such as lawyer, doctor, engineer, or small business owner live like they're downright rich. I suppose it's the old adage that keeps me in DC: You could sell your house here and live like a king anywhere else. But you never will, because you're afraid you'll never be to get back.
- brianwawok 10y agoWell I left Chicago, and am planning my return. I won't return to my same condo, but I will still return!! Living like a king in the sticks is overrated IMO.
- ryanSrich 10y agoOdd. 4 years ago I paid almost $2400 for a 700sqft studio in DC. Have things changed? (Haven't lived in DC since).