Comment by MeetingsBrowser
Comment by MeetingsBrowser 8 days ago
3 bed 2 bath house in the suburbs. In an above average, but not affluent area outside of a major city.
Average rent for the city + suburbs is around $2400/month but that includes houses as well as apartments.
It looks like the link you shared is focused on 700sqft apartments. The national average rent for a 3 bed house shows to be $2400
Yeah, I can believe that.
I've never been rich enough to be able to rent a single-family house to myself, only with several roommates or a partner. So to me "rent" has always been "cheap small apartment in a relatively safe but not luxurious part of town". It's all relative :)
Even now, with a steady partner, both mid-career and in our late 30s/early 40s, we can only afford to rent one half of a duplex (for about $2000). That gets us 2bd/2ba next to a nice little hiking spot though, so we feel quite lucky!
It's a very different life than the millionaire FAANG folks live, I assume. We barely scrape by month to month, but we're content and grateful for what we do have :)
Just means no Vision Pro in our futures, lol. But if someone comes out with a good $300-$500ish wearable virtual monitor, I'd love that. Curious about the Xreals...