How much is rent for a 1 bedroom apt in your area??

Hey,

I am really interested in where the cheaper places to live are.

Can you all please post what is the average rent for a 1 bedroom in your neck of the woods. Not the worst place, but not the best place.

We are thinking of jumping ship to somewhere....

$900 - $1000 seems to be around average, with some of the nicer ones going higher.

About $300 are here...I know such things only because my family is in the buisness. But you wouldn't want to live here....like at all.

aorund 800 -1000 here, thats in a pretty good area, not super nice, but not bad either

Anywhere between $350 to $1200...plus we are 10 minutes from the beach

Don't come to London! lol

About 800 - 1200 here. Depends on where you go. Some areas of the SF bay area are higher, some lower. My friend pays about 1K a month, maybe a bit less for a 1 bedroom. He's about 2 blocks away from the PD but his area is still a bit dicey! Let me just say that I wouldn't want to leave my car there overnight!

About $1200 around here.

About $550 and includes no utilities.

For a super nice apt in a still developing area I used to split rent and payed $400/mo.
The apartment was two bed, two bath, with a kitchen and big living room and the complex had a pool. I took the smaller bedroom so I paid a little less. Total rent I think was $1200/mo.

Then I have a friend who pays $550/mo for 1 bed, 1 bath, living room and kitchen. In a good, but not great, but not bad area.

I hope that helps.

Where are you thinking of moving? Possibly near your son in NC...??

Where I'm staying at you can get a 1 bedroom with internet, cable, utilities, phone, and fully furnished for $840 a month. Nicest, safest complex in the city.

Not to mention the 2 pools, gym, weight room, free ps3 for lease signing, and less than 5 minutes from everything downton.

Yeah, I live in Southern California... 'cheap' is not a word I would use to describe rents... you dont really want to know what a 1BR goes for out here.

=P

Originally Posted by SarlaccBits

Yeah, I live in Southern California... 'cheap' is not a word I would use to describe rents... you dont really want to know what a 1BR goes for out here.

=P

Heya Kim,

I am in the OC, ha, I know ALL about it,
that is THE problem



You and me both!!

For a super nice apt in a still developing area I used to split rent and payed $400/mo.
The apartment was two bed, two bath, with a kitchen and big living room and the complex had a pool. I took the smaller bedroom so I paid a little less. Total rent I think was $1200/mo.

Then I have a friend who pays $550/mo for 1 bed, 1 bath, living room and kitchen. In a good, but not great, but not bad area.

I hope that helps.

Where are you thinking of moving? Possibly near your son in NC...??

Where I'm staying at you can get a 1 bedroom with internet, cable, utilities, phone, and fully furnished for $840 a month. Nicest, safest complex in the city.

Not to mention the 2 pools, gym, weight room, free ps3 for lease signing, and less than 5 minutes from everything downton.

Like these guys say, you should totally move to NC!

In a nice area around here at least $550 for a single.

As you get closer to milwaukee it starts dropping.

I had friends near campus that split a double near the same price.


****** areas tend to have the cheapest rent (duh)

everywhere else just charges whatever they feel like.

Definitely do your homework though. Nothing sucks more than moving into a place you turn out to hate a month later and being stuck there for the rest of the lease.

That is just sooooooo very far from where I am now........ Now that would be a big move!!!

Originally Posted by jodo

About $300 are here...I know such things only because my family is in the buisness. But you wouldn't want to live here....like at all.

Where is "around here"

$1200-$1700 in San Diego but with all that money your making Debbie, you can afford it

Originally Posted by Bountyone

$1200-$1700 in San Diego but with all that money your making Debbie, you can afford it

Oh now that is a good one Ben

Originally Posted by LadySewforus

Where is "around here"

Middle of No Where. Illinois, the horrible southern part to boot. My family has been in the buisness for about 10 years now, and some of the places that aren't theirs are absoutly horrible. Theirs are deffintly above the average, and have been noted to be cheaper than they should be to boot. Some of them I dislike, but they are all very nice either way. I think they have one thats a studio apt. that goes for about $250 or so, and for whatever reason people love it. But ya, $300 for a 1 bedroom apt, but the nicest ones, like the 3 bedroom ones go for much more. (I can't remember what utilitys come with what, I know some come with water and cable, but I don't think thats the norm for all of them. I'm not much into that part of the buisness.

All kidding aside Debbie, your probably not going to find anything cheaper in California. it is very expensive to live here as you well know. I was thinking about moving out of state myself but after looking around, it's expensive no matter where you go unless your willing to live in a dump.

Originally Posted by jodo

Middle of No Where. Illinois, the horrible southern part to boot. My family has been in the buisness for about 10 years now, and some of the places that aren't theirs are absoutly horrible. Theirs are deffintly above the average, and have been noted to be cheaper than they should be to boot. Some of them I dislike, but they are all very nice either way. I think they have one thats a studio apt. that goes for about $250 or so, and for whatever reason people love it. But ya, $300 for a 1 bedroom apt, but the nicest ones, like the 3 bedroom ones go for much more. (I can't remember what utilitys come with what, I know some come with water and cable, but I don't think thats the norm for all of them. I'm not much into that part of the buisness.

So you can "set us up" LOL, the hubby and me??

It would be much better if I know the owners.

I just want to get out of So Cal too. What is the living like there? big city? small town??

Here in Charlotte, mid range is like $599-$899 in a Mid scale area.

Originally Posted by SarlaccBits

you dont really want to know what a 1BR goes for out here.

=P

Not in NorCal either. SF Bay Area is even worse than San Diego, if that's possible.

$350-$450 I love my town!!! nothing beats the midwest!!!! plus you can call yourself a HOOSIER!!!

Originally Posted by Bountyone

All kidding aside Debbie, your probably not going to find anything cheaper in California. it is very expensive to live here as you well know. I was thinking about moving out of state myself but after looking around, it's expensive no matter where you go unless your willing to live in a dump.

I think you are right, maybe not a dump, but maybe BFE to get something cheaper. My son moved to North Carolina, as Pete said. My nephew moved to Texas, not sure where but he is buying a house for $80,000, and he is happy as pie. He and his new wife.

My sister is in Sacramento. My biggest problem with moving would be leaving my oldest son. He is in Simi Valley. But we talk about getting out of Dodge every once and ahwile and maybe he, Mark and I will just scram.

Who knows....

Anybody here at TDH in Corvalis, Oregon??

you would love my town... we even have a tree growing out of our courthouse!

Rent in sydney Australia for a one bed is about $350 to $1000
O YEAH THATS PER WEEK

Studio's in Flagstaff usually run from $750 and up. A lot of times you can find houses for that price if you look on craigslist. Apartments are expensive here.

You could rent a whole house in my neck of the woods for around $400 bucks a month, (a pretty nice one,) but we are out in the sticks!!!
D

For a legit apartment, full bathroom kitchen and living room with one bed room your looking at 1500-2500. I was walking around down town laguna beach after work the other day and they were basically renting studio cardboard boxe apartments next to the beach for around a 1.000 a month! cost of living in so.calif is outragous. Im thinking of buying a street bike because gas is nearly 5 dollars in places here!!!!!

Originally Posted by Murphoid

Like these guys say, you should totally move to NC!

Yeah seriously, NC is where it's at. Raleigh is in the top 5 list of best cities to find a job (lost the link to the article) and Wake County (where Raleigh and Cary is) has one of the best public school systems in the nation, (no article, but it's always talked and bragged about in the newspaper).
Hey, not to mention EPIC Games is around here too.

NC,SC Hilton Head, Savannah are all nice and moderate priced. My parents /sisters live there. My moms 2 bedroom townhouse is like 800 a month. They do down to 400 and up to 1200 in her gated community.

I live in michigan, where you dont want to live. Im in Kalamazoo, and the weather for 200 miles around is not worth the hassle in the winter.

Apts are about 400-1000 depending on the community.

If i had it to do over, I wouldnt own a big house, id build a hosue with a big kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living, and nothing else. You could do that for 100k here, and be a comfy as all get out.

when I was in Tallahassee its about 400-800 for a 1 bedroom. much higher in the nicer areas, but near downtown and on FSU campus area its in the 500 range. I paid about 675 for a two bedroom, with balcany and fireplace overlooking a golfcourse near the downtown area.

Here in Sarasota I pay 975 for a similar sized place with no fireplace. (though this place has a pool) And this is one of the cheaper places. the 1 bedroom offered here is 750. And its that price because i get an employee discount for working at Comcast. Its kinda expensive here the closer you get to the beach area lol. from 1000-1500 for a 1 bedroom.

Depending on where you go in Utah, 1 bedroom apartments range from $350-$600. Here in the Logan area, they are around $350-$450, but if you look around, you can easily find a 2 bedroom for not much more. When my wife and I were looking for an apartment when we got married a couple of years ago, we found some really nice 2 bedroom apartments for $525 that were partially furnished and had washer/dryer (not hookups, but the machines themselves)

Originally Posted by vadr_h8r

you would love my town... we even have a tree growing out of our courthouse!

ah greensburg... I live in Cincinnati, mine and my wife's families both live in Greenwood, so i stop at the greensburg walmart alot on my way back and forth to look for SW figs and to stretch, pee, get a drink etc. not like it's a long drive or anything, but often we leave cincy go to greenwood and then back to cincy in the same day so a quick stop is nice.

i've also been in that very courthouse to pay a speeding ticket while I was in college, i got stopped by a purple camero!

1 bedroom? Well I have been looking for a handicapped equiped 2 bedroom for my mom and a really nice one is like 950 and a really ****** one is around 500. I have found some nice ones close to me for 6-700. I would assume a 1 bedroom wuld be 50-100 bucks less.

Originally Posted by LadySewforus

My nephew moved to Texas, not sure where but he is buying a house for $80,000, and he is happy as pie. He and his new wife.

*blink*

i had to put $73,800 DOWN on my house in order to get a mortgage. as in, that was the cash cost due at signing...

Just so you guys know why rent is so ridiculous in coastal So Cal; the temps here range between mid 50's to high 90's all year, with most days between mid 60's to mid 80's. But don't pack up and move just yet, prices are out of control!!!!!!!!

Deb, let me know if I can help you look for a place since I work in the development industry.

For a decent place in my town, it's gonna run you 1600-3000k, on the high side. In any coastal community in SoCal, it will cost you a premuim. Here, rents are going up, because the demand to be here is such that the vacancy rate is hovering around 2%- 3%. It's difficult even for afluent folks to currently buy, because of the super tight lending guidelines, forcing afluent buyers to rent, further driving rents up.

Originally Posted by tk7602

*blink*

i had to put $73,800 DOWN on my house in order to get a mortgage. as in, that was the cash cost due at signing...

I don't yet know what city he is in, but I know it is HOT and a small town, so it has its drawbacks

Originally Posted by Commander Voltaire

For a decent place in my town, it's gonna run you 1600-3000k, on the high side. In any coastal community in SoCal, it will cost you a premuim. Here, rents are going up, because the demand to be here is such that the vacancy rate is hovering around 2%- 3%. It's difficult even for afluent folks to currently buy, because of the super tight lending guidelines, forcing afluent buyers to rent, further driving rents up.

Wow, it is just insane!!!

In Atlanta I have seen between $450-$550-$675 on up. Depending on what you like. There are some good deals in town...Those are the ones close to some of the colleges too.

Also! This is the Hub of Dragon Con and a famous board member here known as the Sniffer...LOL

originally posted by Never_Ending_Fett: i've also been in that very courthouse to pay a speeding ticket while I was in college, i got stopped by a purple camero!

The purple camaro strikes again!!!! I know that car well.... I think that trooper has a new charger now....

Originally Posted by vadr_h8r

The purple camaro strikes again!!!! I know that car well.... I think that trooper has a new charger now....

thanks for the tip

Oh, I forgot to mention; So Cal humidity is like 0-30% all year.

Originally Posted by MandalorFett

Oh, I forgot to mention; So Cal humidity is like 0-30% all year.

yeah, I think you like it here


I prefer a smaller town though, can't get that here

Between $600 and $800 around my neck of the woods.

Originally Posted by LadySewforus

I prefer a smaller town though, can't get that here

Actually, you can. Shhhhhh, don't tell though. 8)

Jim, you'd make a good Realtor!

Originally Posted by MandalorFett

Actually, you can. Shhhhhh, don't tell though. 8)

Well, I can't comment on that one. There ARE some nice areas I guess, but they always say, money can't buy you love.

Originally Posted by Commander Voltaire

Jim, you'd make a good Realtor!

Yeah, I think Jim can sell ice cubes to Eskimo's.

Maybe that is why he is in a "small town" in So Cal, the best of both worlds.