how affordable is houston (Sugar Land, West: apartments, rental, countertops)

[Radical_Car]

how affordable is houston?
here in central minnesota
my nice 3 bedroom apartment around 1000 square feet
with brand new flooring countertops and kitchen sink
is $770/month
and its in a good neighborhood
how much does a 1 bedroom in houston go for in a nice neighborhood?

[LizzySWW]

The new apartments near the Energy Corridor are in a great & safe area in West Wouston. There are many brand new complexes along Eldridge Parkway. I just checked a few for you & a 3 bedroom will be about $1500....give or take depending on the complex.

Look online for: Marquis On Eldridge Parkway, Retreat at Eldridge Apts, and the trails at Eldridge Parkway. There are so many more than I listed.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by Radical_Car

how much does a 1 bedroom in houston go for in a nice neighborhood?

Starts at about 800-900 'in town' and about 700-800 in the nicer suburbs.

[sevfiv]

Houston is relatively affordable but on a much different scale. When people or studies say Houston has a low cost of living, it is usually in relation to the Houston metropolitan area (about the size of New Jersey ) and the lack of income tax. Throw our property taxes in and Houston's ugly desire for cars+freeways+sprawl, and it detracts a lot.

That being said, I have paid ~600 for small one bedrooms close in, but they were not by any means new.

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by Radical_Car

how affordable is houston?
here in central minnesota
my nice 3 bedroom apartment around 1000 square feet
with brand new flooring countertops and kitchen sink
is $770/month
and its in a good neighborhood
how much does a 1 bedroom in houston go for in a nice neighborhood?

One bedroom in a nice area will be much more than 770. Anything you might find near 800 will not be a new complex, and will be on the third floor.

[sevfiv]

^Or the first or middle floor (squeak BANG) of an old complex

[TexasTheKid]

In the loop and in the nicer outlying areas, you're going to pay between one to two dollars per square foot. If you pay more than that in monthly rent, you're getting hosed. If you pay less, you're probably providing the landlord with... er... favors.

[crbcrbrgv]

Originally Posted by TexasTheKid

In the loop and in the nicer outlying areas, you're going to pay between one to two dollars per square foot. If you pay more than that in monthly rent, you're getting hosed. If you pay less, you're probably providing the landlord with... er... favors.

My brother and sister-in-law pay $935 for about 1100 square feet at Milan on Bellfort near Synott. They both have good incomes and saving up for a house in Meyerland. It's on the border of Sugar Land and Houston. It's new, has a great clubhouse etc. etc. Feeds into FBISD schools (good ones). It is possible to pay less than a dollar per square foot in a good neighborhood. I think the OP should know that our definitions of "nice neighborhood" vary greatly in this forum.

[TexasTheKid]

Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv

My brother and sister-in-law pay $935 for about 1100 square feet at Milan on Bellfort near Synott. They both have good incomes and saving up for a house in Meyerland. It's on the border of Sugar Land and Houston. It's new, has a great clubhouse etc. etc. Feeds into FBISD schools (good ones). It is possible to pay less than a dollar per square foot in a good neighborhood. I think the OP should know that our definitions of "nice neighborhood" vary greatly in this forum.

True. Also note that I have relatively little knowledge of rental prices outside 610 and was making an assumption.

[Zhang Fei]

Originally Posted by Radical_Car

its in a good neighborhood
how much does a 1 bedroom in houston go for in a nice neighborhood?

When you say nice neighborhood, do you simply mean low crime, or are there other aesthetic or demographic requirements?