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Originally Posted by Dncr
Are you really missing the point here or are you trying to evade admitting the truth? The area has a median income of $31,000 and an average household size of 2.8 people. That screams poverty stricken area. I don't know how much more clear I can make this for you.
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Originally Posted by HtownLove
stop going on about this. My earlier years of undergrad I lived marvelously on half that amount.
Rent an bills were 450 TOTAL!!!!!!!!
It was an apartment in a nice area and I didn't have roommates. That left 400 bucks A WEEK for clothes, food and fun. That is more than most people have now.
so don't give me that nonsense. 31K amounts to 2.5 a month. which would leave 2k after rent.
You know darn well that apartment living is much cheaper than home living. In an apartment area in Houston 31k a year is not poor. If you made 10K more than that you would be moving on to a new area.
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not Chicago dude; do you think people are exaggerating when they say it is cheap to live in the south? It takes 2 minutes to do a simple google search on apartments in Houston to see how cheap they are in decent to nice areas. 31k is not by any means poor unless you happen to have more then 1 child. How can you just ignore all the other factors of the statistic given the low cost of living in this city? Why do you see this figure and you assume it is a bunch of poor babies momas or single fathers or something as if the cost of living is anywhere near that of Chicago and that it is just the only conclusion that can be made without further breakdown.
Chicago Rental Averages
Type Bedrooms Average
Apartment 1 Bedroom
$965
Apartment 2 Bedroom
$1,283
Apartment 3 Bedroom $1,642
Apartment 4 Bedroom $2,164
Apartment Studio $905
Condo-townhome 2 Bedroom $1,414
Condo-townhome 3 Bedroom $1,652
Condo-townhome 4 Bedroom $2,000
Single family home 2 Bedroom $1,241
Single family home 3 Bedroom $1,932
Single family home 4 Bedroom $2,538
Based on the asking rental price. Source: RentVine.com
Houston Rental Averages
Type Bedrooms Average
Apartment 1 Bedroom
$644
Apartment 2 Bedroom
$845
Apartment 3 Bedroom $1,230
Apartment 4 Bedroom $1,025
Apartment Studio $701
Condo-townhome 3 Bedroom $1,008
Single family home 2 Bedroom $764
Single family home 3 Bedroom $1,059
Single family home 4 Bedroom $1,187
Single family home 5+ Bedroom $6,654
Based on the asking rental price. Source: RentVine.com
http://www.rentvine.com/tools/averagerent/?cs=612
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