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BfN_Turin t1_jadi7h1 wrote

Sorry to tell you, but the times of $1800 1 bedrooms in Boston are over too.

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[deleted] t1_jaebk4x wrote

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BfN_Turin t1_jaedm76 wrote

Sure. But that’s a 1/100 find. The average and median rent for 1 bedrooms in Boston is significantly above that.

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Rhubarbie13 t1_jaehnjf wrote

Exactly this. I pay $1,500 per month for a spacious 1-bed, 1-bath in Quincy right on the border of Dorchester.

Not technically Boston, but I realize that my probability of finding another well-lit, 1-bed, 1-bath apartment with a big kitchen in this area for $1,500 is just absolutely not going to happen. Landlord hasn't raised my rent since I moved in a few years ago, so I consider myself just super, super lucky.

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man2010 t1_jaervpb wrote

The average and median being above that doesn't tell us about the availability of apartments below those figures

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BfN_Turin t1_jaewu99 wrote

But, it does? That’s the whole point of it? The median literally tells you that half of the apartments are more expensive and half are cheaper.

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[deleted] t1_jaf3ey0 wrote

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BfN_Turin t1_jaf3o73 wrote

Nope, I bike or take public transportation since that’s the reasonable thing to do in a major metropolitan area. Granted though, gotta pay sticker price for that T pass.

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