another "possibly moving to seattle thread" (apartment complexes, renter)

[lkm370]

hi, ive spent the last 13 years in hell, but you might now it as florida, and i am ready to move the hell out of here, and ive spend months narrowing it down and ive finally narrowed it down to seattle, so i was wondering how much does a 2 bedroom apartments average in seattle, whats the cheapest descent apartment, is car insurance expensive, how much does the average water, power bills come up to?, i know these sound like wierd quetions but i would just like to konw if it is too expensive, and also is it easy to find just a regular mimum wage job in seattle, you know, are the job classifieds filled with jobs or is the job market ****ty?

thanks for all the help

[allforcats]

The best apartment resource -- and a good jobs overview -- is the combined Classifieds for the two largest local newspapers. The site is called NWSource.com. I selected the rentals for you to downtown and central Seattle, which has many neighborhoods, labeled on the map on that page. http://rentals.nwsource.com/rentals/...t=1&search2=No (broken link)


In apartments in Seattle, the renter almost never pays for water usage, sewage, garbage pickup. The renter almost always does pay for electricity, and if it's available in that location, natural gas; our electricity and natural gas are comparatively inexpensive.

Car insurance is generally based on the fair market value of your car, as well as the degrees and varieties of coverages you choose.

[roguehawfans]

Not to be rude, but , if you have spent months narrowing it down you should be aware by now of the costs of living in the Emerald City...You take the good with the bad...Rogue

[wannabeaTexan]

Originally Posted by allforcats

In apartments in Seattle, the renter almost never pays for water usage, sewage, garbage pickup. The renter almost always does pay for electricity, and if it's available in that location, natural gas; our electricity and natural gas are comparatively inexpensive.

Are we talking city of Seattle or Seattle area? Most places in the area do make you pay water/sewer/garbage. At apartment complexes, that is.

[Treefriend]

craigslist

[pwright1]

I live in Seattle and I only pay for gas and electric.

[shoegal111]

I paid for water, electric (including heat and air conditioning) and garbage (including recycling).

[kengrubb]

Originally Posted by pwright1

I live in Seattle and I only pay for gas and electric.

Whereas I only wish I had to pay for natural gas.

[AStoreyWA]

I moved from Seattle to Florida and I can tell you first hand that everything is more expensive in Seattle than here in Tampa. And I just realiized you question is more than a year old.

[JesseJB]

I live in a 1 bedroom apartment and only pay electric. It's like $15 a month. Well, except my last one was $50 but that was during the Snowmaggeddon.