I just checked San Jose, with my theory that market prices are really compressed at the lower end so as to make the median a relevant figure even for low-income

I just checked San Jose, with my theory that market prices are really compressed at the lower end so as to make the median a relevant figure even for low-income people. The cheapest I could find for a 2-bedroom is 1,800, which is not far of from the 2,280 median: http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/San-Jose-CA/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,townhouse_type/33839_rid/2-_beds/paymenta_sort/37.584037,-121.490593,37.009406,-122.14428_rect/10_zm/ http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/San-Jose-CA/house,condo...