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I never know why people trot these prices out. Literally nobody I know actually pays 3.5k a month for rent, and a majority of my friends are in the software fie

I never know why people trot these prices out. Literally nobody I know actually pays 3.5k a month for rent, and a majority of my friends are in the software field in one way or another. The most that anyone pays is like 1.8k

ericd 8y ago
If you want to live without roommates (you have a family, or you just like living alone), you're probably paying more than 1,800/mo.
- throwaway427 8y ago
  And/or you have a lease started after 2016/17.
- Alex3917 8y ago
  1,800 will get you a nice 2BR if you're willing to accept a 45 min commute. Even in nicer neighborhoods, e.g. a 2BR in Riverdale is 2,000 - 2,400.
  - dajohnson89 8y ago
    The Riverdale is not manhattan...but yes you're correct.
    - Alex3917 8y ago
      Yeah it's basically the suburbs, but a 10 min walk from the subway. And within the last two years there are actually lots of good restaurants in the area now.
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- NikolaeVarius 8y ago
  Well yes, if you don't want to make basic concessions, you have to pay more money. I find generally fiscal rationality trumps not having a roommate.
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  - closeparen 8y ago
    Middle class professionals can normally afford their own places with ~30 minute commutes. If I need a roommate to make things work financially, I’m in the wrong job or the wrong city.
  - Touche 8y ago
    Basic concessions like not having a family? People aren't 25 their entire life.
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gammateam 8y ago
> Literally nobody I know actually pays 3.5k a month for rent Thats because rent numbers are based on the 1.34% rental vacancy supply on the market at that point in time, self-reported by landlords. People very frequently move in with people and other arrangements. So less than half or even 1/4th of new renters any given year actually pay the "market rent".
akhilcacharya 8y ago
I pay $2.6k a month in rent. I have friends that pay $3.1k+ in New York and Boston and Seattle (Seattle is a bit of a different story but nonetheless). I was talking to a guy the other day living in a sub400 sqft place in lower manhattan in a non-luxury unit paying $2.5k.
randallsquared 8y ago
I moved to NYC in March. I pay more than 3.5k a month for rent. The reason for that is that places with a reasonable commute time to and from flatiron are really terrible below ~3k, by the standards of most places which are not NYC or SF. I worked remotely for more than two years before that, so my tolerance for commute was quite low (my NYC commute is about 20 minutes on average, and when I first moved here, it was sooo long), and I was coming from a place where ~1K/mo can get you 3000 sq ft plus a basement and over half an acre.
- bobthepanda 8y ago
  It depends on what you're looking for. If you would like a package room, that's extra. In unit washer dryer, that's extra. Doorman - extra. Reasonable commute - extra. AC - extra. Even more money if you want to live in a fashionable neigborhood (Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen) or spitting distance from a university (Washington Square, Union Square, Morningside Heights) or both (St. Mark's)

ericd 8y ago

If you want to live without roommates (you have a family, or you just like living alone), you're probably paying more than 1,800/mo.

throwaway427 8y ago
And/or you have a lease started after 2016/17.
Alex3917 8y ago
1,800 will get you a nice 2BR if you're willing to accept a 45 min commute. Even in nicer neighborhoods, e.g. a 2BR in Riverdale is 2,000 - 2,400.
- dajohnson89 8y ago
  The Riverdale is not manhattan...but yes you're correct.
  - Alex3917 8y ago
    Yeah it's basically the suburbs, but a 10 min walk from the subway. And within the last two years there are actually lots of good restaurants in the area now.
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NikolaeVarius 8y ago
Well yes, if you don't want to make basic concessions, you have to pay more money. I find generally fiscal rationality trumps not having a roommate.
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- closeparen 8y ago
  Middle class professionals can normally afford their own places with ~30 minute commutes. If I need a roommate to make things work financially, I’m in the wrong job or the wrong city.
- Touche 8y ago
  Basic concessions like not having a family? People aren't 25 their entire life.

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gammateam 8y ago

> Literally nobody I know actually pays 3.5k a month for rent Thats because rent numbers are based on the 1.34% rental vacancy supply on the market at that point in time, self-reported by landlords. People very frequently move in with people and other arrangements. So less than half or even 1/4th of new renters any given year actually pay the "market rent".

akhilcacharya 8y ago

I pay $2.6k a month in rent. I have friends that pay $3.1k+ in New York and Boston and Seattle (Seattle is a bit of a different story but nonetheless). I was talking to a guy the other day living in a sub400 sqft place in lower manhattan in a non-luxury unit paying $2.5k.

randallsquared 8y ago

I moved to NYC in March. I pay more than 3.5k a month for rent. The reason for that is that places with a reasonable commute time to and from flatiron are really terrible below ~3k, by the standards of most places which are not NYC or SF. I worked remotely for more than two years before that, so my tolerance for commute was quite low (my NYC commute is about 20 minutes on average, and when I first moved here, it was sooo long), and I was coming from a place where ~1K/mo can get you 3000 sq ft plus a basement and over half an acre.

bobthepanda 8y ago
It depends on what you're looking for. If you would like a package room, that's extra. In unit washer dryer, that's extra. Doorman - extra. Reasonable commute - extra. AC - extra. Even more money if you want to live in a fashionable neigborhood (Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen) or spitting distance from a university (Washington Square, Union Square, Morningside Heights) or both (St. Mark's)