AboveLegit Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Hows the cost of living where you live? Is it an expensive place to live? Is it cheap? I'm asking this because just last week I was in Houston visiting some relatives. They recently bought a single family home (a little smaller than the house I live in right now in Maryland), for just under 200K. I was absolutely shocked because in Maryland, 200K gets you a nice townhouse.. The house I live in costs roughly 550K or so, over in Texas it would be around 250-300K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Haha, it costs way too damn much to live in Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 In Oregon costs are slightly higher for real estate than the USA average, but other costs of living are way too high. The worst part is that wages are relatively low here. Once I get my bacherlor's I'm probably going elsewhere. I love Oregon but there's better places out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) http://www.homes.com/listing/113475657/13_Orchard_COLD_SPRING_NY_10516 Very high, I live in a 0 crime all white neighborhood (no racist just saying) that has it's own stop on the metro north railroad and it's own school district. Edited July 27, 2010 by Fish7718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://www.homes.com/listing/113475657/13_Orchard_COLD_SPRING_NY_10516 Very high, I live in a 0 crime all white neighborhood (no racist just saying) that has it's own stop on the metro north railroad and it's own school district. Basic statistics say that places with less minorities have less crime, you dont have to say you arent racist, its just true lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Compared to the rest of the country, Piscataway (zip 08854)'s cost of living is 25.10% Higher than the U.S. average. Piscataway (zip 08854) public schools spend $9,664 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 11.8 students per teacher in Piscataway (zip 08854). The housing though is through the roof and so are the property taxes... you need to make some money to be able to afford to live on your own in most of the state of NJ. Otherwise, the state parks are beautiful and if you can afford to live in the more rural areas, go for it! Did some research only to find my original thoughts were accurate; it really does cost too much to live here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 27, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 $500 a month gets you a pretty nice three-bedroom house, two-car garage, central heat and air (what I'm in). My parents' house is a three bedroom, two-car garage, basement and attic, two-story house that was appraised at $65,000. Pretty cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 o yeah guru? Zip Code Overview As of 2010, Cold Spring (zip 10516)'s population is 5,374 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 3.65 percent. The median home cost in Cold Spring (zip 10516) is $416,500. Home appreciation the last year has been -11.57 percent. Compared to the rest of the country, Cold Spring (zip 10516)'s cost of living is 52.70% Higher than the U.S. average. Cold Spring (zip 10516) public schools spend $11,803 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 12.6 students per teacher in Cold Spring (zip 10516). The unemployment rate in Cold Spring (zip 10516) is 6.80 percent(U.S. avg. is 10.20%). Recent job growth is Negative. Cold Spring (zip 10516) jobs have Decreased by 2.79 percent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 In my area the unemployment was around 12% last year, which is way up there... Not the smartest place to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 $500 a month gets you a pretty nice three-bedroom house, two-car garage, central heat and air (what I'm in). My parents' house is a three bedroom, two-car garage, basement and attic, two-story house that was appraised at $65,000. Pretty cheap.Haha my cheap little 2 bed 2 bath college apartment costs $550 a month... per person. That's really cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 in moe we live in caves and huts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Haha my cheap little 2 bed 2 bath college apartment costs $550 a month... per person. That's really cheap.Don't worry it's worse in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Don't worry it's worse in NYC Yeah I'm sure it is haha. My brother lives in Bellevue, WA... the most expensive place to live on the west coast, even worse than Beverly Hills from what I've heard. Stuff there is ridiculous... It's like $1,800 a month for a crappy little apartment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammin Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Toronto's rent is horrible. My sister just got a 'bachelor' type apartment in downtown Toronto and she's paying $900 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://www.manhattanconnection.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=49008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 St. Catharines rent is about $700 for small, one bedroom apartment with no space. Houses are pretty expensive to even for crappy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 My house would currently sell for about $5-6M I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 o yeah guru? So pretty much you're loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Probably costs a lot to live in Miami. There have been like 10 houses for sale in my neighborhood over the last 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 free, most of the houses here are owned by the council and rented out to people who cant afford their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 115,000 for a three bedroom one and half bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great iBoldin Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Wow, I'd love to live in the States with those kind of rent prices. 500 a month for a nice house? Jesus, that'd be nice. My parents own our current house which is four bedrooms, two bathrooms and it's currently appraised at I think around $500,000. They rent out a three bedroom/one bathroom house in a terrible, drug filled neighbourhood and they get $1,250 per month for rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 So pretty much you're loaded. quite the opposite, most of my friends are, I'm poor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballorama Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 i live in Plano, TX. (outside of Dallas). So.... its not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Miami is expensive as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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