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> I don't think $1500 is what it now costs to live in the middle of some cool city, but basically that's what it costs to live deep in suburbia in any city with
by jogjayr 7y ago
> I don't think $1500 is what it now costs to live in the middle of some cool city, but basically that's what it costs to live deep in suburbia in any city with a lot of jobs. It's not just SF or NYC, but pretty much all major metros in the top 20 or so.
$1260 will get you a 1br in downtown Atlanta.[1]
In Midtown, which is much nicer, a 1br will run you $1400-1600.[2] From personal experience, there are also some not-so-nice parts of Midtown where you can rent a whole 2br house for that much.
If you're willing to drive a bit you can get a 1br for around $900.[3] It takes 12-28 minutes to get from here to downtown in rush hour traffic.
1. https://www.apartments.com/post-centennial-park-atlanta-ga/cd80n3f/ https://www.apartments.com/post-centennial-park-atlanta-ga/c...
2. https://www.apartments.com/broadstone-midtown-atlanta-ga/7mt3cpz/ https://www.apartments.com/broadstone-midtown-atlanta-ga/7mt...
3. https://www.apartments.com/ashford-druid-hills-atlanta-ga/m1ftqhh/ https://www.apartments.com/ashford-druid-hills-atlanta-ga/m1...
- hiram112 7y agoI just looked at those links - none of them were even close to $900. They had crazy ranges like $1400-$2000 / month, so even at the cheapest, with fees, you're looking at $1500 to live in a general suburban area where you'd definitely need a car. And this is Atlanta, which for the last 10 years has been one of those 'cheaper' cities that millennials have been told to move to because the coasts are too expensive. I make over 6 figures and could easily afford a 1 BR, but like I said, it's kind of depressing that a professional in his late 30's who supposedly makes in the top 90% of salaries is now considering a $1500 tiny apartment in a 'cheap city' to be obtainable. What about those making the average of $50K?