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Old 02-23-2015, 01:18 AM
 
Location: West Hollywood
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World, not really United States, unless some parts of Manhattan and San Francisco.
Well, those places are in the United States.
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Old 02-23-2015, 01:29 AM
 
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Well, those places are in the United States.
If you make 200k a year as a single person even in those places, even after taxes, you do more than okay. I meant raising a family in those areas with 200k would be difficult.

200k as a single person with no dependents will get you comfortable ANYWHERE in the US.
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Old 02-23-2015, 01:46 AM
 
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Rent in the nice parts of Manhattan is crazy high. Like $8,000-$10,000 for a decent apartment in a nice building with good amenities.
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Old 02-23-2015, 06:52 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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Rent in the nice parts of Manhattan is crazy high. Like $8,000-$10,000 for a decent apartment in a nice building with good amenities.
They must be some amazing amenities to pay 8-10k!
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Old 02-23-2015, 10:42 AM
 
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Rent in the nice parts of Manhattan is crazy high. Like $8,000-$10,000 for a decent apartment in a nice building with good amenities.
If you're single you just need a studio or one bedroo, which you can get in manhattan for half of what you think people need to pay
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Old 02-23-2015, 10:44 AM
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Rent in the nice parts of Manhattan is crazy high. Like $8,000-$10,000 for a decent apartment in a nice building with good amenities.
Have you ever been to Manhattan? People don't even pay half that for what you describe. 200k is insane for a single person anywhere.
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Old 02-23-2015, 12:49 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood
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Have you ever been to Manhattan? People don't even pay half that for what you describe. 200k is insane for a single person anywhere.
I lived in Manhattan for a time. $8-10K is not outrageous for an apartment in a nice building in an upscale area of Manhattan. Having a doorman basically adds $1000 to your rent in Manhattan, and because the buildings are older having a nice gym also comes at a hefty premium.

Look at these listings on Realtor:
Apartment Listings in Manhattan

Those are the listings on Realtor. The pricing is wonky for some reason(the site may be going through maintenance or something) but the selling prices of those units should give you an idea. The really high-end listings are, for the most part, not online. They're handled exclusively by firms and realtors with wealthy clientele. If you want a really high-end apartment on a really high floor with great views and amenities you're looking at a huge rent.
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Old 02-23-2015, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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Looks like even Queens rents have gone up a lot in a year

You're Now Priced Out Of Queens: Gothamist

Although the average of $2900 month is likely for the new construction type stuff in luxury buildings.
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Old 02-23-2015, 01:28 PM
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I lived in Manhattan for a time. $8-10K is not outrageous for an apartment in a nice building in an upscale area of Manhattan. Having a doorman basically adds $1000 to your rent in Manhattan, and because the buildings are older having a nice gym also comes at a hefty premium.

Look at these listings on Realtor:
Apartment Listings in Manhattan

Those are the listings on Realtor. The pricing is wonky for some reason(the site may be going through maintenance or something) but the selling prices of those units should give you an idea. The really high-end listings are, for the most part, not online. They're handled exclusively by firms and realtors with wealthy clientele. If you want a really high-end apartment on a really high floor with great views and amenities you're looking at a huge rent.
OK, but in your prior post you said "decent" apartment with in a nice building with good amenities. What you're looking at is luxury places. For 2-3 grand, you can have a pretty nice place in Manhattan. Maybe we're just looking in the wrong places and expecting different things.
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Old 02-23-2015, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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OK, but in your prior post you said "decent" apartment with in a nice building with good amenities. What you're looking at is luxury places. For 2-3 grand, you can have a pretty nice place in Manhattan. Maybe we're just looking in the wrong places and expecting different things.
$2k is $2,000 BELOW the median rent in Manhattan. Average rent in Manhattan is $4k. How on earth would that be decent? Hell, average rent in Brooklyn is $3,200!

http://www.millersamuel.com/files/20...ental_0115.pdf

$4k is considered decent, and you'd need to spend much over that to afford something nice in Manhattan.
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