[throwaway_atl]

I interviewed a few years ago at a Start up in San Francisco; I live and work in Atlanta. One of the things that worried my girlfriend to death was how we would afford to live there.

One of the guys I interviewed with said he spent $1,800 a month to rent a single room in a house with a few other people. He didn't even have his own bathroom. My friend that tried to get me the job out there was paying over $3,000 a month for a small 1 bed room apartment across the street from Twitter.

In Atlanta I was renting a 2,600 sq ft warehouse loft for $1425 a month.

The weirdest part was they offered me the job of a Lead Android Developer for $135k. I make almost $160k here in Atlanta as an Application Architect, and it costs way less to live here. Glad I turned that down.

[wakkaflokka]

I remember seeing a headline a while back about apartment square footage (I think it was this: https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/us-average-apart...), and Atlanta was at the top of the heap for size.

I used to live right next to the Beltine near PCM in a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 900 sqft, all upgraded unit for less than $1200 a month. Now the prices are ridiculous (for ATL) - $1800+ for a one bedroom.

But it's still a hell of a lot cheaper than our most expensive cities. You would think the salaries would be adjusted accordingly, but from my experience job hunting, they aren't to any appreciable degree.

[sdflkd]

What is the ATL market like for entry-level developers? Is it that salary isn't adjusting accordingly or that rent costs are catching up to the increased wealth?

[erentz]

For people curious about maybe checking out Atlanta - what are the good parts to live for 30 something's who like to walk to groceries, cafes, parks, etc?

[throwaway_atl]

The places that match your criteria would be Decatur, Oakhurst, Kirkwood, Candler Park, East Atlanta, Inman Park, Virginia Highlands and Midtown. All of these are pretty walk-able areas and most are within walking distance of MARTA, our public transportation.