As many of you know, I currently live in a 3br/2ba apartment where my chunk of the rent is $650. I’d like to move into a place with my boyfriend where I can maintain the same rent, but around here that’s quite challenging. For fun, I decided to research what $1300 a month gets you in different parts of the country. And cried a little.
San Mateo, CA (Bay Area)
400 sq ft “studio apartment” cottage
1 small walk-in closet
PG&E included
private entrance
stainless steal range, fridge, sink, no oven
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
850 sq ft
2br 1 ba condo
modern kitchen
washer/dryer in unit
private front yard
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1200 square feet, freestanding house
1br, 2ba w/ study
high-end finishes
washer/dryer in unit
large walk-in closet
private landscaped yard
Boise, Idaho
2205 sq ft
4br, 3ba plus bonus room
luxurious master bathroom
cathedral ceilings & gas fireplace
Pittsburgh, PA
1400 square feet
3br townhouse
holy shit this kitchen…
What does $1300 a month rent where you live?
Where I live (in a small city in Northern Ontario), $1300 can get you anywhere from a basic 2-3 bedroom apartment in the “nice” area of town, or a whole freaking house in the “not-so-nice” area. But I should mention, the rental market here is horrible, and landlords (slumlords) all over charge because there is no availability. If they were priced more accuratly, these places wouldn’t go for more than $1000… it’s not a great situation for us renters…
thanks for sharing! Sounds affordable besides the landlord issue. What would you consider a “good” salary for your area?
Apparently the median income is about $28,000 per adult. Sounds about right.
$1,300 a month in rent would get you a nice apartment here. Or you could just buy a house here ans save money – my mortgage (plus fees, taxes, insurance), is around $960.
where is here?
St. Louis 🙂
2000sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath with a pool in Gilbert AZ
A studio or 1 bedroom in Auckland. A not very nice one.
Your Santa Fe listing .. why or why would you have more bathrooms than bedrooms?!
Lol, I was wondering that too – but some 1brs houses are just that – there is a bathroom in the bedroom and then prob a half bath in the main area for guests.