Households are doubling-up (Orlando, Winter Park: middle-class, 2014, rental)

[tinytrump]

What I had said from the start-- higher unaffordable rents, people just move in together They may be getting the rental income they want, but how many sleep there?
Orlando metro area loses nearly 80,000 households due to doubling-up phenomenon

Nov 3, 2014, 6:28am EST

In the Orlando metro area, 36.3 percent of working-age adults are living with roommates, family or friends — the highest rate the region has ever seen, according to a new report from Zillow. In Orlando, those making the median income should currently expect to spend 30.8 percent of their monthly income on rent, the highest rate ever.

Orlando metro area loses nearly 80,000 households due to doubling-up phenomenon - Orlando Business Journal

[bmw335xi]

This isn't an isolated event though. In San Francisco, it is normal to have multiple room mates. My GF was living in a 2 bedroom with 4 other people. The average one bedroom is $2,873 per month and the average two bedroom is $3,859 per month. People make more money in San Francisco than Orlando, but on a percentage scale, Orlando still wins the affordability contest. I'm just saying, people should still be grateful in Orlando and that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

[everythingatall]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

This isn't an isolated event though. In San Francisco, it is normal to have multiple room mates. My GF was living in a 2 bedroom with 4 other people. The average one bedroom is $2,873 per month and the average two bedroom is $3,859 per month. People make more money in San Francisco than Orlando, but on a percentage scale, Orlando still wins the affordability contest. I'm just saying, people should still be grateful in Orlando and that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

I'd rather be poor in San Francisco than rich in Orlando.

[GAtoFL]

Originally Posted by everythingatall

I'd rather be poor in San Francisco than rich in Orlando.

I wouldn't

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by everythingatall

I'd rather be poor in San Francisco than rich in Orlando.

Walk around Tenderloin, Bayview or Hunters Point because that is where you will live if you're poor. You'll be outmatched by homeless people on the streets, you will see people pooping on the sidewalk once a week, the smell or urine will be strong outside your doors and you'll need to watch your back very closely.

Don't get me wrong, San Francisco is a world class city that offers an entirely different level of dining, culture, arts, amazing views than Orlando, but with that being said, it comes at a hefty price and if you cannot afford it, you will be living where the homeless sleep, swap drugs and go bathroom.

I highly doubt you would enjoy your life being poor in San Francisco, especially if you could be rich in Orlando lol.

[Spring Hillian]

Sounds like NYC for those who are low on the totem pole. The problem is the people higher on the totem pole get to witness it all. I hated stepping over bums sleeping in subway station lobbies. The stench was outrageous.

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Walk around Tenderloin, Bayview or Hunters Point because that is where you will live if you're poor. You'll be outmatched by homeless people on the streets, you will see people pooping on the sidewalk once a week, the smell or urine will be strong outside your doors and you'll need to watch your back very closely.

Don't get me wrong, San Francisco is a world class city that offers an entirely different level of dining, culture, arts, amazing views than Orlando, but with that being said, it comes at a hefty price and if you cannot afford it, you will be living where the homeless sleep, swap drugs and go bathroom.

I highly doubt you would enjoy your life being poor in San Francisco, especially if you could be rich in Orlando lol.

[tinytrump]

the problem with homelessness is also the restriction- you can't pitch the tent, the cardboard or whatever you can drum up, to shelter yourself and family. I like and old bunker?

[tinytrump]

what we will be going back to... like the rest of the world- tiny affordable places to live

[barbosa]

Maybe the rent prices will drop in the area.. I would love a 3 bedroom in College Park or Winter Park close to Park Ave, no older than 20 years old, with a fenced in yard for around $1,200 a month

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Walk around Tenderloin, Bayview or Hunters Point because that is where you will live if you're poor. You'll be outmatched by homeless people on the streets, you will see people pooping on the sidewalk once a week, the smell or urine will be strong outside your doors and you'll need to watch your back very closely.

Don't get me wrong, San Francisco is a world class city that offers an entirely different level of dining, culture, arts, amazing views than Orlando, but with that being said, it comes at a hefty price and if you cannot afford it, you will be living where the homeless sleep, swap drugs and go bathroom.

I highly doubt you would enjoy your life being poor in San Francisco, especially if you could be rich in Orlando lol.

Indeed

Why Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford to Live in Liberal Cities - The Atlantic