4BR apartment (but two of them are tiny so one gets used as an office) plus a living room and the biggest kitchen AND biggest bathroom I’ve ever seen in Brooklyn.
I share with two roommates so it gets split 3 ways. Gas and water are inclufed but I send ConEd about $110-200 per month for electricity (it reached a record low $78 the month that both me and one of my roommates were gone on business almost the entire month)
We rent a spacious house for $3,000+utilities (some rooms are rented out) which lies near the top of a ridge in a what I consider to be a more ‘sophisticated’ neighborhood.
The house itself is 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, patio and swimming pool.
We’re on the Eastern side of the island of Oahu, which is in the state of Hawaii.
I think we’re getting a good deal considering the location and surrounding area. This is actually the first place of residence in which we’re comfortable not even locking our doors.
I rent a room from a homeowner who travels often for business. I get a decent-sized bedroom, my own bath, and use of the common areas: kitchen, living room, driveway, laundry, screened porch, etc. In exchange I watch her cats for her when she’s away or working late.
It’s not a bad deal, but I am looking for a small studio or 1-bedroom closer to the city where I can feel more comfortable. She’s a very nice lady, but I’m tired of living in someone else’s home and long for a place that’s just mine.
Depending on what time of year it is, and what window I’m in front of, I either see an empty downtown, or a bunch of colorful leaves on my window. Okay, the streets are not usually that empty, but I believe that picture was taken before 6am, long before all the people crowded in for work.
I pay $1100 for a large 1br (1100sqft) outside of Boston. The city has a (deserved) reputation as a horrible place to live, but the neighborhood I live in is decent.
I’m in a nice enough complex in a nice enough part of the suburbs (just on the border of Naperville, IL) - 1br, 700 sq ft, washer/dryer, $950. This was the view from my balcony circa December 2008 and it’s not changed appreciably since.
$615 a month for a one-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of Indianapolis. It’s spacey (was built in the 20s) but is now in pretty crappy neighborhood.
$415/mo for a roomy 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. The building is old (maybe 150 years) and drafty, so our heating bills can be equal to our rent in the winter if we’re not careful. I don’t ask the landlord for anything if I can help it. He’s very nice, but I’m afraid one day he will realize that he could be charging us a lot more.
$680, Large 2 bedroom apartment , dining room, large living room, solarium facing the river. 5 minutes from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, building over 60 years old lots of character. Good neighborhood.
If this apartment was across the river in Ottawa, Ontario it would be going for around $1500 a month, at least.