[locust101]

This is wayyy off in housing. I don't know anyone who is paying 10k a year for rent in santa clara county. This is the rent if you are sharing a house with 5 other people in bad parts of san jose. Peninsula rents are almost the same as SF.

[jkimmel]

Likewise for SF, their estimate is $1250/month, which will rent you a garage or a converted living room with a curtain separating it from the kitchen in the far reaches of the city.

As a grad student, this is about my budget for housing, and I promise you I'm not exaggerating.

[aphextron]

>Likewise for SF, their estimate is $1250/month, which will rent you a garage or a converted living room with a curtain separating it from the kitchen in the far reaches of the city.

You found a garage for $1250? Link? Is there an open house soon?

[wutbrodo]

> Likewise for SF, their estimate is $1250/month, which will rent you a garage or a converted living room with a curtain separating it from the kitchen in the far reaches of the city.

Jeez, this is a ridiculous estimate. I have a 2BR on the edge of downtown that has big bedrooms with bay windows, a solarium, a nice big kitchen with granite counters, quite a bit of living space, and the only downside is an old building.

Me and my flatmate each pay around $1300, BUT that's after 6 years of rent control. The last time I checked, market rent on this place was almost double what we pay. The idea that this is a normal price for anywhere else in SF is kind of silly.

[fweespeech]

As someone who pays $1800/month in rent, I believe you.

[vmarsy]

Same for Seattle, $10518 of housing implies a rent of $876.5 per month

But the average rent[1] in Seattle is $2210 per month for a 1Br, $2803 for a 2BR , so even sharing a 2BR it's still way above the $876.5/mo

[1] https://www.rentjungle.com/average-rent-in-seattle-rent-tren...

[Dobbs]

Yea the info for Seattle is also really off. 10k for a years rent. I'm paying 2400 a month for a two bed flat. You could definitely get it down quite a bit but I doubt you can get anything decent for around $900 a month.

[sidlls]

Depends on where the rent is. I rent on the Peninsula. Show me a place in SF where I can rent a 1500 sq ft home for $4k/month and I'll show you a seedy drug alley in the Tenderloin.

[jdavis703]

I know people in Alameda who pay $800/month in rent. It's definitely possible to find good deals. There are also brand new studio apartments for $1700/month. It's definitely to find good deals.