These poor deluded people....

[Whiskey]

Cost of living is actually higher in Lawrence that it is in JoCo or even some parts of KCMO. Plus, you're competing with the college kids which isn't a problem in OP. Besides....all of OP/JoCo is nice it just has no soul. I hate Olathe, everything's beige.

Yeah Lawrence is ridiculous. Im one of those "Live in the quiet, drive to party" kind of people. I would never dream of living in Lawrence. Although if I could live across the street from the WA Sushi house, I would consider it. I drove from Olathe to Lawrence once a week for that restaurant.

[malmalthekiller]

I live in a historic/college town in PA. My first one person apartment was $600. The 3 bedroom I live in now is $1500, so I'm paying a little less, but I'm in a great location.

[AdminAssistant]

^ I lived in OP for 515 for a 1/1. I dont think I ever paid more than 530 for my own apartment in a nice neighborhood.

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Cost of living is actually higher in Lawrence that it is in JoCo or even some parts of KCMO. Plus, you're competing with the college kids which isn't a problem in OP. Besides....all of OP/JoCo is nice it just has no soul. I hate Olathe, everything's beige.

[jnd4rusty]

I live in a 1bdr/1bath, all utilities and cable included for $450 a month..granted it is pretty small but very quiet. I don't want to move until I buy a home plus this is cheap...the same owner of the complex has another complex where he charges $650 for a three bedroom, one bathroom, three story apartment. I live in one of those apartments until my roommates moved out and I had to move to a cheaper place, so he transfered me to this complex. On average apartments can run from $350 to $1400 depending on what part of the city you are renting in. Usually the South and West side are more expensive than the North and East side.

[shankyknitter]

You can live in Buffalo, NY and pay that.

As a native Buffalonian- No you can't. Admittedly our rent is laughable compared to some of what everyone else is paying but for a 3 bedroom 1 bath we're paying $780 a month. That's without any utilities included.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I have one roommate and my share of the rent is 640 (I pay more because I have the bigger bedroom).

That's what I paid for a one-bedroom all to myself in PA (Levittown, just over the border from NJ)...9 years ago...

[cewfa]

I pay $400 a month for rent on a 2br/1 ba. I live in East Tennessee.

[Whiskey]

You would be surprised. I know people here who think they can get an apartment on a nicer side of town for 500$ a month.

You can an apartment with no bedroom, bars on the windows, and bullet holes in the glass for that.

Some people are desperate here. If you can stand living with creepo's you can get a room by the college for 450$ maybe

[Jester]

Hell, $400/month would be unrealistic for an apartment here, and I live in college town in the Midwest. Okay, there are apartments for $400, but you don't want to live there. My 2/1 for $530 was a steal...I got very, very lucky to find something that cheap in a nice, quiet part of town.

Perhaps I didn't make it clear that they were merely looking for a ROOM for $400. I don't think they were so unrealistic as to expect an entire apartment for that.

[KiaKat]

Kia, obviously everything is relative. NYC is going to be more expensive than KW, so the normal rents here would be low for you. But then again, there are 2/2's here for $1600, so it's not that much different.

Either way, $400 is unrealistic.

I was actually laughing at the people. I'm not making my points well, pre-coffee.

It's ridiculous to think you can live in a Place Everyone Wants To Live and pay such small amounts. You can live in Buffalo, NY and pay that, or in North Country, NH. Not Key West, not Washington, DC, not Seattle Washington, and definitely not Miami, FL or New York, NY.

[Whiskey]

^ I lived in OP for 515 for a 1/1. I dont think I ever paid more than 530 for my own apartment in a nice neighborhood.

edit: talking to adminassist

[blas]

I'll quit complaining about my rent, then.

I just love how my friends and my bf call my place a "dump", when it's not really that horrible of a place to live or even in a bad area of town. It's simply a place where you get what you pay for. This is damn near one of the only places you will find where everything (including 70 channels of cable!) is included. It helps alot in the winter and summer, to know I don't have to worry about what temperature I keep the place at.

The neighbors suck and the maintenance people are drooling stalking idiots, but it's really not as bad as where I used to live.

[AdminAssistant]

Hell, $400/month would be unrealistic for an apartment here, and I live in college town in the Midwest. Okay, there are apartments for $400, but you don't want to live there. My 2/1 for $530 was a steal...I got very, very lucky to find something that cheap in a nice, quiet part of town.

[Jester]

Kia, obviously everything is relative. NYC is going to be more expensive than KW, so the normal rents here would be low for you. But then again, there are 2/2's here for $1600, so it's not that much different.

Either way, $400 is unrealistic.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I'm in the middle of New Jersey and we pay almost 1200 for a 2-bedroom with a tiny kitchen. We are right on the bus line to NYC, though (there's a bus stop right behind the complex), so it's a good spot if you commute...don't have to worry about parking if you live here. I see a few people in the morning walking to the stop when I'm leaving for work.

I loved Key West but I would never expect to be able to afford to live there