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People inconceivably chirp about Washington DC being "too expensive" without even looking. It's a great city for young professionals with tons of options for meeting people ranging from the traditional bar scene to social groups for every sport/hobby/interest imaginable. Attached you'll see a link to a list of desirable apartments under $1400 a month in a city where salaries will be at the top of your pay range. The transit system is about as good as it gets outside of NYC and is largely quite safe despite higher crime rates, where nearly all random crimes are in areas you'd never set foot in. Check out buildings like 4801 Connecticut, 2800 Woodley, The Croydon, The State House, The Saratoga or 4107 Connecticut.
[quote=Veritas Vincit;64160242]Desirable to whom? $1300-$1500 for a 350 sq ft studio without in-unit laundry and with an outdated wall-mounted A/C unit isn't exactly a great deal. Your $1400 budget will certainly go further elsewhere.[/QUOTE
I'm sure there are places in McSuburbia where one can get more space that's unneeded for a single working professional and inconveniently removed from transit options or the much easier ability to make friends and/or date. For the first year in a new city until one figures out the lay of the land it certainly makes good sense versus trying to guess at a home run location right off the bat, which generally never happens.
With your skill set as a secretary/childcare worker you might look at military towns/cities. The Fed Gov is paying a minimum $15 per hour, and childcare workers are always in demand on military bases. Secretary (or Unit Program Coordinators) rotate frequently. Many locations probably pay a bit more. Oklahoma City has Tinker Air Force Base, and the Embark Transit System. Not sure how great a transit system it is. Other places might be St Louis, Tampa Bay, Dayton, OH, Charleston, SC just to name a few. Seattle as mentioned above has an extensive Navy, Army, A.F. presence in the area too. Good luck searching. You've got lots of choices.
San Diego is another place that comes to mind with a big Naval and Marine presence.
The Tidewater/Hampton Roads area of VA also has a big Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard and Army presence.
Seattle has a male-female imbalance related to the tech industry. In most years snow might last a day or two. Transit is better than most. Just expect to pay more.
But police are quitting in Seattle, due to city council defunding the police.
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