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Do you have a reference for "reasonable" rents in Chicago or can you break that down at all? I'm genuinely curious. Coming from Vancouver where rents compared

Do you have a reference for "reasonable" rents in Chicago or can you break that down at all? I'm genuinely curious. Coming from Vancouver where rents compared to salaries are considered beyond insane, what I found on Chicago's craigslist seem to be comparable. That is, accounting for exchange rate but not salaries.

ryuker16 9y ago
I meant compared to San Francisco and New York. Then again, canadian salaries are lower and exchange rates are a factor.
- brailsafe 9y ago
  Ok that makes sense from what I've heard. Have spent a small amount of time in Chicago and generally like the place.
newlyretired 9y ago
Rent prices in Chicago are half of SF, according to crowdsourced data from Numbeo's cost of living calculator. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=United+States&city1=San+Francisco%2C+CA&city2=Chicago%2C+IL&tracking=getDispatchComparison https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?cou...
- brailsafe 9y ago
  Oh okay. Ya that sounds about given what I've heard and what other commenters have said about SF.
setr 9y ago
I had found 1 room shared by bunkbed airbnb's for ~$1500/mo in SF, in a shitty location but forget where specifically about a year ago; and that was pretty cheap for near the heart, afaict $1900/mo got me a 2-story townhouse in chicago just south of the south loop; maybe 15 min by train to the heart of the city, 20 min walk to chinatown Had 3 proper bedrooms and an attic, so with 3 roomates it was more like $450/mo
- ryuker16 9y ago
  Funny, I had an airbnb(I hosted) in nashville's downtown that made that rate look dirt cheap. Reason? Outdated zoning laws and hotels were slow to catch up with the tourist industry. It was crazy watching my nearby competitors(the major hotels) adjust prices like the stock market..... $1800 a night for the last suite at the sheraton up from $250-500 normally. Bonoroo and Country Music festival held the same week is what I called "Second christmas".
  - shiftpgdn 9y ago
    Why did you sell or stop hosting?
    - ryuker16 9y ago
      I moved.... Plus the hotels caught up as did the housing shortage. 2 massive hotels went up downtown and another third is coming online soon. Sank my new years and March madness profits.... It was a good run.
- brailsafe 9y ago
  That's insane.

ryuker16 9y ago

I meant compared to San Francisco and New York. Then again, canadian salaries are lower and exchange rates are a factor.

brailsafe 9y ago
Ok that makes sense from what I've heard. Have spent a small amount of time in Chicago and generally like the place.

newlyretired 9y ago

Rent prices in Chicago are half of SF, according to crowdsourced data from Numbeo's cost of living calculator. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=United+States&city1=San+Francisco%2C+CA&city2=Chicago%2C+IL&tracking=getDispatchComparison https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?cou...

brailsafe 9y ago
Oh okay. Ya that sounds about given what I've heard and what other commenters have said about SF.

setr 9y ago

I had found 1 room shared by bunkbed airbnb's for ~$1500/mo in SF, in a shitty location but forget where specifically about a year ago; and that was pretty cheap for near the heart, afaict $1900/mo got me a 2-story townhouse in chicago just south of the south loop; maybe 15 min by train to the heart of the city, 20 min walk to chinatown Had 3 proper bedrooms and an attic, so with 3 roomates it was more like $450/mo

ryuker16 9y ago
Funny, I had an airbnb(I hosted) in nashville's downtown that made that rate look dirt cheap. Reason? Outdated zoning laws and hotels were slow to catch up with the tourist industry. It was crazy watching my nearby competitors(the major hotels) adjust prices like the stock market..... $1800 a night for the last suite at the sheraton up from $250-500 normally. Bonoroo and Country Music festival held the same week is what I called "Second christmas".
- shiftpgdn 9y ago
  Why did you sell or stop hosting?
  - ryuker16 9y ago
    I moved.... Plus the hotels caught up as did the housing shortage. 2 massive hotels went up downtown and another third is coming online soon. Sank my new years and March madness profits.... It was a good run.
brailsafe 9y ago
That's insane.