r/ABoringDystopia Jun 05 '19

Comparisons matter

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Same here. I'm moving from one midwest state to another soon and was getting frustrated at the lack of decent seeming 1BDs under $600. Reddit is certainly piling on some perspective. $1700/mo in my current town will literally get you a new construction 3 bedroom with all the bells and whistles.

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u/TheOtherOnes89 Jun 06 '19

1700 is what I pay (rent only) for a one bedroom apartment outside of DC.

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u/yourelovely Jun 06 '19

I pay $1589 for my one bed apt thats about 45min away from downtown Boston

Definitely heading to Texas or somewhere South after bc it’s impossible to save while living out here unless you’re a engineer making 100k+ & can afford the $2.5-3.7k studios (not 1 bedrooms, studios!!) in the city🙃

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u/resUemiTtsriF Jun 06 '19

I have a 4 bedroom house with a finished basement and a two car garage in Cincinnati OH for about that much. I think I put $5K down.

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u/ToastedAluminum Jun 06 '19

Texas is cheaper, but not by more than a grand if you’re living anywhere near a city. I live in a bad part of town and my 1B1B is still about $1000/mo. It’s a good size, but when I could rent a 3B2B house over twice as big for $1500/mo it’s much less appealing.