How much is a 2 bedroom apt in your area?

[StageLeft]

Ours is $715 and is very nice. The top of the line ones in birmingham I think are around $850 but you can get ones for less than $715 but will get quickly deteriorating location/housing.

 

The one next door from me was going for like $3200 -- Brooklyn NY

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

$950 / month

Galleria area - Houston, TX

 

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Originally posted by: dwell
The one next door from me was going for like $3200 -- Brooklyn NY

Wowsers. Around here a $3200 mortgage payment will get you

this

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Just comparing prices to what I have to pay here in Philly...its about $2000 or so + utilities 'round these parts.

good god.
I pay $765 for a 2 bedroom in suburban Orlando (actually southeast edge of Winter Park for anyone familiar with the area) and it's actually more expensive than most others around here.

 

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: dwell
The one next door from me was going for like $3200 -- Brooklyn NY

Wowsers. Around here a $3200 mortgage payment will get you
this

I am seriously considering moving to AL or something. For the price of a 600 sq ft apartment in NYC I can get a three bedroom house with a yard and fresh air. Maybe when I meet a Mrs. Dwell I will do it.

 

[astroview]

Why only large cities? I'm not really a city girl, I prefer smaller places where I can get to the mountains within an hour of driving if I want to (I live in Las Vegas, the population for the whole area is under 2 million).

Area population here is 9 million in Chicago metro (not my stat, from skyscapers.com). I've lived in smaller cities and I've found that they don't have as much to do. I'm used to having lots of neighborhoods and a ton of things to do. The shopping here is a lot better than most cities. I like having different ethnicities, and tons of restaurants to choose from. I like having 2 baseball teams in my hometown I like the constant hussle and bussle, even if the cab drives do almost kill me. I like the extra cultural benefits of having several major universities in town.

Thats why I like big cities.

I have to admit mountains, especially skiing, sounds fun if I want nature I can always get away to say Wisconsin or Michigan to get into the backwoods. Sometimes its dangerous here, but honestly overall I'm not even too scared of the bad parts of town. I wouldn't trade it for a small town, or a small city.

 

[WarSong]

My roommate and I pay $1600/month for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1100 sq ft apartment in Newport Beach, CA. Utilities not included. No gargage, 1 reserved car port.

 

[AndrewR]

We spend about $1850/month for a three bedroom house (plus utilities including phone and DSL) that has somewhere around 1500 sq. ft. with a small driveway for two cars. We have a rooftop patio as well.

It would probably be cheaper if we were buying on the local economy as Japanese because they gouge the Americans living here. The government is paying though, so thanks everyone for your tax dollars.

 

[yakko]

It depends on where you live. I was in a 1250 sq. ft. apartment that cost me $555 a month but I have seen them cheaper and more exspensive.

 

[Ylen13]

i used to be in beverly hills and one bedroom would run u about $800-900

 

[cyclistca]

1350 CND + utilities which are around 30 dollars. Includes cable and a washer/dryer. Size is 850 sq ft.

 

[XZeroII]

about $600, and that's a relatively nice place. No washer/drier in apt, but nice place.

 

[ElFenix]

mine is $950/month for 2-2 ~1100 sq feet. the old one was $1600/month 2-2 for ~1300 sq feet. what a rip

 

[civad]

Waterbury, CT--> $625/month

 

[mpitts]

We were paying $1235 for a 1600 sq ft., 3 bedroom apt in Norcross, GA (ten minutes north of downtown Atlanta).

 

[Slacker]

I have a three bedroom condo with a patio, my mortgage is $497.00/mo , bought in seven years ago at $67,000 they are now selling at $140,000 20 miles west of D.C.

 

[cerebusPu]

these numbers need to be accomplanied by comments like location and stuff.

currently in DC near georgetown. $1350 for 1bedroom. 750square feet.
moving to pentagon city, VA. $1800 for 2bedroom. 1200 square feet.

 

[placebo139]

WAY too much for WAY too little here in Berkeley. For a DECENT place close to campus... ~2000 dollars.