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Some of the cities and places listed in this post are not even remotely expensive. Austin, NOLA and Charleston are all EXTREMELY affordable.
I’d say DC surprisingly. Don’t get me wrong, this is a nice area with top notch schools, good job market, the money is pretty good, there’s some good parks, etc but the CoL is starting to get ridiculous and reach NYC craziness, but NYC is NYC, for DC I don’t think there’s much of an excuse.
I could see how some say Boston as well.
New Orelans might have cheap houses to buy, but the rents don't look very low anymore
New Orelans might have cheap houses to buy, but the rents don't look very low anymore
I think he’s also talking about metro areas. I suspect half of the disagreements in this thread are between people discussing cities and people discussing metros.
2.Charleston, SC was pretty spendy when I was living there some years ago but has really become expensive in the past 10 years or so. My younger brother and wife moved down there a couple of years ago and any halfway decent apartment/townhouse was running $1100-$1300 a month for 2 bedrooms.
3.Any other place where you have to pay several thousand dollars a month to live in the equivalent of a broom closet, can't afford both a car and housing, or have to live with roommates to make the rent, and home ownership is something only the wealthy can dream of
Some of the cities and places listed in this post are not even remotely expensive. Austin, NOLA and Charleston are all EXTREMELY affordable.
I’d say DC surprisingly. Don’t get me wrong, this is a nice area with top notch schools, good job market, the money is pretty good, there’s some good parks, etc but the CoL is starting to get ridiculous and reach NYC craziness, but NYC is NYC, for DC I don’t think there’s much of an excuse.
I could see how some say Boston as well.
You’re not accounting for pay relative to housing. Sure, you can get a nice house in a crap hole an hour from Charleston, but you are paying truly coastal prices to live in or immediately near the city. Plus, pay is ****. At least in DC the money is good.
Would you pay 2 grand a month for this bland, mediocre 1br? I pay $1850 for a much nicer 1br in Seattle. And I’m making much more than I would in Charleston, not to mention the SC income tax I don’t have to pay.
You’re not accounting for pay relative to housing. Sure, you can get a nice house in a crap hole an hour from Charleston, but you are paying truly coastal prices to live in or immediately near the city. Plus, pay is ****. At least in DC the money is good.
Would you pay 2 grand a month for this bland, mediocre 1br? I pay $1850 for a much nicer 1br in Seattle. And I’m making much more than I would in Charleston, not to mention the SC income tax I don’t have to pay.
I always thought it was pretty affordable. I remember always seeing it on those random Best Reasonably Priced Places To Live lists. Who would pay that much in SC?
I always thought it was pretty affordable. I remember always seeing it on those random Best Reasonably Priced Places To Live lists. Who would pay that much in SC?
I always thought it was pretty affordable. I remember always seeing it on those random Best Reasonably Priced Places To Live lists. Who would pay that much in SC?
Lots of people. In this case, probably a CofC student with well-off parents.
You’re not accounting for pay relative to housing. Sure, you can get a nice house in a crap hole an hour from Charleston, but you are paying truly coastal prices to live in or immediately near the city. Plus, pay is ****. At least in DC the money is good.
Would you pay 2 grand a month for this bland, mediocre 1br? I pay $1850 for a much nicer 1br in Seattle. And I’m making much more than I would in Charleston, not to mention the SC income tax I don’t have to pay.
I’m not arguing that Charleston isn’t expensive, but in all fairness, that’s a large, beautiful 1br in a historic building, in the heart of everything. That’s probably an outlier, and I completely disagree with your mischaracterization of the unit as bland and mediocre. How many bland, mediocre apartments have fireplaces and pristine 200-year-old wood floors?
I’d be interested in your much nicer $1850 Seattle apt. Are you in a comparable neighborhood?
Some of the cities and places listed in this post are not even remotely expensive. Austin, NOLA and Charleston are all EXTREMELY affordable.
I’d say DC surprisingly. Don’t get me wrong, this is a nice area with top notch schools, good job market, the money is pretty good, there’s some good parks, etc but the CoL is starting to get ridiculous and reach NYC craziness, but NYC is NYC, for DC I don’t think there’s much of an excuse.
I could see how some say Boston as well.
Agreed, and DC was was essentially a burning hole until about 10-20 years ago. So the sudden obsession and beyond inflated rental/ housing market is beyond me.
DC has certainly improved and is a very nice city, but the COL is not justified.
Boston - Great city, but people forget its right up there with New York and San Fran, and it offers a lot less IMO.
Seattle and now Portland - Nice cities, but nothing special for the COL.
DC - I can understand why DC would be expensive, but the inflated COL over the last decade is ridiculous.
Cities like Charlotte, Atlanta and Dallas are getting pricier, but I wouldn't classify them as expensive. But I do agree with your points about Charlotte, nothing special about it.
I mean what aren't you getting in Boston? What aren't you getting in Seattle?
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