Re: CHAT: living conditions/conditionally Re: Miscellaneous Nonsense

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Thomas R. Wier wrote:

> >     The advantage: I pay only $222 a month rent (next month is goes up to
> > $226) - this is fantastic in the Bay Area (California). My utility bill is
> > usually under $10 a month, but phone bill is another matter...
>
> That sounds pretty fantastic anywhere.  Near campus in Austin, the average
> rent is around $425, and across the river (several miles from campus), it goes
> down to only about $380 or so.  This probably has to do with the nearly
> unlimited housing needs of 50k students, but it still seems high.
Pretty fantastic for Ithaca, NY, and it's a tiny town.  But "luxury" apts
near Collegetown--the rent goes up to around $800-$1000/mo. and there are
people who *pay* this.  Even a pretty worn-down, lousy apt. sufficiently
close to Collegetown (especially a single) can be relatively expensive.
I lived in a spacious but horribly poorly-maintained single last year for
$550/mo. (utilities included).  Now it's a much nicer apt. with 3 other
housemates, in an apt. building with laundry in the basement (thank
goodness), for $370/mo. plus electricity bills.

YHL