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Middle America has beautiful, nice apartments in lush areas without the hassle of living an elite metropolitan area for less then 500 dollars.
Same internet and Same chains with specialty products only a mouse click away and a day wait.
I have noticed that there are so many metropolitan areas in the Midwest and South where there are nice little apartments for less then 500 dollars. These metropolitan areas have the same chain stores and internet access as everywhere else also.
With the intangible based economy on the coasts and the fact so many jobs can be done from home and people are just looking at multi-media platforms which is the same everywhere I think it is silly that people pay such a premium for not much difference.
The chains are the same in general and fancy products are available in all these fly-over metropolitan with just the click of a mouse and a day delay.
I was on some apartment websites and beautiful apartments in nice looking areas with lots of nice retail go for less then 500 dollars a month in cities like Toledo, Lexington, Huntsville and Tallahassee.
This really nice looking vintage apartment building for example is 395 a month for an apartment close to specialty parks and a massive, quaint park.
To me even if the elite metropolitan areas were priced the same as these nice, small sensible metropolitan areas, I would rather live in a city like Lexington, Huntsvile, Tallahassee or even Toledo if it was the summertime.
Last edited by lovecrowds; 12-04-2016 at 01:52 PM..
Cool story bro. Here is a tip though; when you want to be taken seriously by folks reading things that you write it's important to not use talking points from clickbait ideologue news sources ("elite coasts" = from the mouths of Breitbart). Also; using incorrect grammar/spelling in the title of a discussion thread does not speak well to the credibility of one's stance.
That being said; the simplest rule of economics is at play here...supply and demand.
If people didn't want to live in those expensive areas; they wouldn't be expensive.
There are countless factors that play into why people live where they do and how development occurs. It's much more complex than "you can buy anything online now or work from home...why live in a big expensive city".
People prefer paying $3,000 rent, making $150k and living in a popular area.
Jesus Christ. I couldn't imagine paying 3k for rent on only 150k/year. I don't know anyone with earnings in that range paying that much for rent. That must be a Bay Area or first-year NYC transplant thing.
I guess $36,000 yearly rent in San Francisco on a $66,000 median wage compared to $6000 yearly rent on a $42,000 average wage in Toledo or Wichita or $6000 yearly rent on median $52,000 in Huntsville, AL.
55% median yearly rent to median wage in San Francisco
14% or less in Toledo, Wichita, Huntsville median wage to median rent in Huntsville, Toledo or Wichita.
Huh? That's wages, not income. And certainly not household income. The $150k figure is much higher than average or median too of course.
As for "I couldn't imagine paying 3k for rent on only 150k/year," that's an odd point. A lot of people pay much higher percentages of income for housing. I paid double that ratio for years. Of course living in an urban city within walking distance of work means I pay almost nothing for transportation.
Most people living in urban metro cities prefer the unique businesses in those cities that are not part of any chain. I feel sorry for people who live someplace where chain stores and big box stores are their only option!
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