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$1800 is the very very low end for Manhattan (and likely a reflection of COVID price drops): https://streeteasy.com/studios-for-rent/manhattan https://streeteas
by draz 6y ago
$1800 is the very very low end for Manhattan (and likely a reflection of COVID price drops): https://streeteasy.com/studios-for-rent/manhattan https://streeteasy.com/studios-for-rent/manhattan
- jacques_chester 6y agoAlso: there's the Manhattan people typically think of, and then the reality that it's a large island with a wide variety of housing. Most folks who aren't from NYC think don't realise that world continues past 110th st (or, let's be honest, past 86th).
- draz 6y agoSure, but you’re trading accessibility/entertainment/<something else people value and typically accept as a given for living in Manhattan>. At a certain point, it makes more sense to leave Manhattan to one of the other boroughs, go across the river to New Jersey, or move further up to Westchester/ Long Island. Your money goes further there (housing, groceries).
- jacques_chester 6y agoMy point was that looking at median rents while dreaming of Midtown or Tribeca is not a realistic way to assess the realities of living in Manhattan.
- missedthecue 6y agoWe can argue exactly what one would pay for Manhattan rent but 1. $1800 isn't that far off for studio rent, multiple listings on apartment.com show that right now 2. Most New Yorkers don't live in Manhattan anyway. I purposely overstated New Yorker's rent costs to prove my point.
- ivalm 6y agoSplurge for 2.5k studio in midtown and you still have enough spare cash.