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* Nods in agreement and cries from my 1200$ one bedroom unit in a Midwest college town * To be honest, I could have found a cheaper place as a grad student. I
by alsodumb 3y ago
* Nods in agreement and cries from my 1200$ one bedroom unit in a Midwest college town *
To be honest, I could have found a cheaper place as a grad student. I just wanted to live in a newer place, closer to my lab. But pretty much every new construction is priced as if it’s in a major city. There are a few buildings here in Champaign Urbana where the rent matches the rent in areas close to downtown Chicago.
- LeafItAlone 3y ago> Nods in agreement and cries from my 1200$ one bedroom unit in a Midwest college town Having lived in a remote college town long before such software could have been popular, I think a lot of college towns were probably already overpriced. There’s an almost guaranteed supply (students), often growing (as more students are accepted each year), and universities are often slow to build their own housing. Students want to be close to campus, often don’t have a car, and have access to cheap loans so landlords nearby can charge inflated rates.