Quality of life in Queens for 40K salary

[Chava61]

You might want to try also Forest Hills. It is a nice neighborhood and there is even a train station for the Long Island railroad there.

[Shoegal1075]

I think the salary is to low to afford an apartment there with 3 kids.

[danameless]

Originally Posted by Chava61

You might want to try also Forest Hills. It is a nice neighborhood and there is even a train station for the Long Island railroad there.

Forest Hills will be too expensive I think. Not for that budget and 3 kids.

[rainqueen]

ok. thanks guys. What about another area instead of queens? I travel to up there a lot and i am going several times over the next few months. Is there some place in another area where i could find something for around 1300 to 1500 per month?

[UnemployedFinanceGuy]

Originally Posted by saadrajabali

is Queens affordable for me if i make 40K a year? What are the cheap and safe neighborhoods in Queens that are close to commute to Long Island?

If 40K is your gross salary, I suspect your take home pay after all deduction is around 27K (assuming 15% tax bracket). This gives you just over 2K per month or over 1K every fifteen days (assuming bi-monthly pay).

You can live in Queens quite easily if you opt to live in Jamaica or thereabouts and only use public transportation (no car - the insurance itself will choke your finances). I say go for it and hang in there until something better comes along.

[danameless]

Originally Posted by rainqueen

ok. thanks guys. What about another area instead of queens? I travel to up there a lot and i am going several times over the next few months. Is there some place in another area where i could find something for around 1300 to 1500 per month?

Can you be specific on what your looking for? $1500 is possible for a 1-bedroom, but extremely difficult for a 3-bedroom.

[Shoegal1075]

this person has 3 children - how could you say they could live comfortably - where can you live comfortably on 2k a month with 3 kids?

[kbd_123]

You might find a place in Jersey for ~1500/month for 3beds in a decent area, but it won't be great...1800 might be more realistic for 3beds in an area with good schools for the kids...