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Housing data is flawed. Even if you’re single, no kids, you’re limited to what is available and 1 bedrooms in my state can’t be had for less than $1500/mo anywh
by reactordev 8mo ago
Housing data is flawed. Even if you’re single, no kids, you’re limited to what is available and 1 bedrooms in my state can’t be had for less than $1500/mo anywhere in the state. Yet this says housing costs annually would be $12000. How? I think the data this is based off of is super stale.
- Exoristos 8mo agoI never rented a 1-bedroom apartment until I was married. A studio/efficiency is fine for singles, or even a room.
- reactordev 8mo agoStudio/1bed are the same thing here. It’s the same price, same sqft.
- trollbridge 8mo agoIt's basically out of date, since the housing market has changed so rapidly.
- NewJazz 8mo agoI'm guessing it uses the cost of a studio for a single person.
- reactordev 8mo agoWhich can’t be had for less than $1500/mo here. Studio/1bed are the same.
- Aurornis 8mo ago> Yet this says housing costs annually would be $12000. How? Having roommates is extremely common. There are also a lot of room-for-rent situations that don’t show up on the websites listing apartments. If you’re tapped into local networks of younger people there’s always someone with a room for rent or a group of friends looking for someone to take over a room in a house they’re renting together. Not helpful for someone in their 50s moving to a new city, but for young people living on a budget this is just how it works and has for a long time.
- reactordev 8mo agoRoommate listings are for $1000/mo. I still think it’s grossly under what a typical person would need.
- Aurornis 8mo agoRead the second half of my comments: You're not going to find these roommate situations on public websites. The publicly listed ones are intentionally high.
- reactordev 8mo agoI'm not talking about public listings on apartments.com... those are almost double.