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compared to similar cities without a major university?
Yes.
Despite the notion one thinks they can run up rent values to the moon, there's a cap on what most college students can afford since many aren't working and living off family support and/or financial aid.
Almost none. Houston has 10 current listings under $1,000/month…in a city of 2.3 million people.
If you limit yourself to sub-300 square feet and in an old building, Chicago and Philadelphia would have a small random assortment too.
That is not accurate. Of the few large cities I've searched, Houston has the most available listing at/under $1000/month.
Granted, these numbers greatly fluctuate by rental site, but there are way more than 10 listing at/under $1000/month in Houston, (another site shows Houstonwith 574 listings).
I know there's lots of variable factors that can go into this but I think the most important thing is that the one bedroom is still in the city proper and not in some distant suburb.
I think the parameters should be focused on proximity to job rather than what city it’s in
Despite the notion one thinks they can run up rent values to the moon, there's a cap on what most college students can afford since many aren't working and living off family support and/or financial aid.
Seems like this maybe affecting you personally. My guess is apples to apples college towns are pricier than their peers
These types of threads always start with the naysayer, "lol, maybe a shoebox" type comments, and then end with people posting links to literally hundreds of listings that meet the criteria nationwide.
These types of threads always start with the naysayer, "lol, maybe a shoebox" type comments, and then end with people posting links to literally hundreds of listings that meet the criteria nationwide.
Extends to buying also “you’re not gonna find anything in Dallas for under 800k!”
How about this 4br new build in a decent looking neighborhood?
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Extends to buying also “you’re not gonna find anything in Dallas for under 800k!”
How about this 4br new build in a decent looking neighborhood?
“That’s not Dallas proper!!”
Yeah, I've seen this on social media-when you want to perpetuate the "look how hard young people have it in this crazy market" narrative, you post a listing of a detached house with a yard that is in a downtown adjacent neighborhood in an expensive major city and represent that a house Joe Average should be able to buy.
There's actually a City Nerd video on this where he goes around and finds nice places in this price range in cool cities.
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