Well of course it isn't everywhere. Thankfully there's an interactive poop map to let you know which areas are actively shitty.
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Can you live in San Francisco on the cheap?
- Thread starter Armadilo
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Well of course it isn't everywhere. Thankfully there's an interactive poop map to let you know which areas are actively shitty.
Craigslist.
The offer seemed almost too good but I bit anyways and it ended up working out perfectly. Sometimes you just luck out on these things.
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That seems like the best way to do things, yeah sucks to live with other people but you save money and have a little extra for whatever you want
I'd rather live in the poop city than one that has hot summers or cold winters.
I don't think we're disagreeing. I would saying living in PHX ,especially downtown, is more like living in those big cities than akron or the suburbs people are talking about.
What's wrong with Everett? I've been there a few times and I remember it being a nice little town.
Massive drug problem, sadly. It actually made the news since the city was sueing a drug company for allowing doctors to over-prescribe medication.
When I went to high school in Everett (this was about 10 years ago at this point so this might have improved), there was also a lot of gang activity. Friend of mine's brother ended up in the hospital because of it.
It's not all bad of course, there's several restaurants I really enjoy there, Everett Community College wasn't bad when I took a class there.
It's really not as hard as people think as long as you have a few roommates and know where to look. My sister has lived in SF in a nice area for 7 or 8 years, and she's a bartender. Has her own room and bathroom.
Planning on living by yourself though? Good luck with that.
Planning on living by yourself though? Good luck with that.
Moved here almost 10 years ago and will echo what others have said: Find a room open in a house. Even in Mission, Noe, Castro, Hayes, all the central spots, you could probably find something like $600/month. Make friends with your roommates, clean up after yourself, chip in when needed, and it's a great life. Don't be the quiet one who doesn't talk to anyone/slips in and out without anyone noticing/doesn't contribute to house upkeep.
If you want to live alone and you dont have a tech/finance job, lol no sorry.
If you want to live alone and you dont have a tech/finance job, lol no sorry.
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If the rent is cheap, life should be good. You get payed a lot and have money for fun
Is it me or do liberal cities ironically make it harder for people to thrive in?
I'm an idiot. So if the above is grossly stupid, I already laid the reason why, on the table.
I'm an idiot. So if the above is grossly stupid, I already laid the reason why, on the table.
What a well-reasoned and insightful post. Care to elaborate or just driving by?
I live right downtown but it's only because I've been there since the 90's and also rent control :-) Trying to move there now though? Fuck no.
Threads like these are always fascinating to me. I'd love to move out of my shitty town in MS and to a city like SF or NY but the prices always seem to be out of this world.
It's really fascinating. You would think that the Bay Area is a hellhole worse than favelas from some of these poster. I came from Miami and the Bay Area>>>Miami by a mile
Jealousy, maybe. Or possibly conservatives who think it's a one giant hippie enclave. You see that a lot on local news/blog comment sections or the SF subreddit.
I mean, there are certainly valid criticisms to raise against the Bay Area like anywhere else, but the hyperbolic hate just reads as bitterness.
Portland and Seattle are already there my friend. I'm glad I have my tech job in Eugene. 1100 for a two bedroom apartment that I can live in by myself.
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In Oregon? 10.25 . In Washington, specifically Seattle? Not enough I'm sure. Same with Portland and here.
As long as you have a decent profession you can make it. You just have to be willing to sacrifice certain luxuries if you aren't pulling 6 figs.
I'm looking at places and just because I'm intrigued by the perspective from those that live in the city.
I ask, can you live in San Francisco on the cheap? First I understand that you're going to have a lot of roommates and not in the best neighborhood.
What's your take on the struggle, How do you do it?
The city itself sucks.
Live in the outer areas; Berkeley, Oakland ect...
And no if by cheap you mean under 1500-2000
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Are there websites to any of these ? I've been looking like I said but what I found is housing properties that seem to rent rooms to people but that's it.
What's the best way to find these ?
lol I didn't mean for it to be taken seriously lmao. just antagonistic banter from a resident of California's best city located 383.2 miles south of SF. also, your rent really is trash, LA's is bad but cmon.
All of California's rent is trash
Even Sacramento is getting pricey. Fucking Sacramento.
AND SAC IS FUCKING TRASH. As much as I love Cali I'm glad I got up to Oregon. Although I'm sure I would be happy anywhere on the west coast.
What city isn't liberal?
Honest question. I'd define a real city as 100,000 and density more than some subdivision with grassy yards.
The cities don't make it hard, the good old American dream does. Competition is fierce, and efficiencies are high. All at a time when even liberal politicians are reluctant to provide help to those at the bottom.
Swim or sink. Luckily cities have larger, but deeper pools.
Portland and Seattle are still extremely cheap compared to SF.
You can rent a 700 square foot 1-bedroom apartment in Seattle for under $1500/month. The same apartment in SF would cost more than double that. You can get 1-bedrooms in Portland for under $1200. The restaurant scene in Portland is absurdly good for such a small city, and the meals literally cost about 1/4th what they would cost in SF. And both cities have lower taxes (no sales tax in OR, no income tax in WA). Of course, the weather is not nearly as nice.
The Bay Area is fantastic if you don't mind living with a bunch of roommates, or you're willing to spend an hour+ commuting one way, or you make $200k+ a year, bought a house many years ago, have a rent-controlled apartment, etc. Otherwise, it's simply not worth it.
is it your own room ?
i used to pay 610 a month including utilities near park merced; i had the living room all to myself and it was in a 2 bedroom / 2 bath apartment. it was the BEST. unfortunately, got kicked out as the master leaser was going to get married.
i'm assuming you're in the mission downtown ?
yeah this lol, like what do people expect from the top metropolitan areas on the planet? that they attract mediocrity?
Plenty of cities aren't liberal leaning (check out how Saint Cloud, FL votes), but you're right. It seems that the bigger more successful ones tend to be vastly liberal, and cutthroat competition is obviously raised to greater heights in a place that attracts more people from more places.
Oklahoma City is probably the most notable one. Large population (~650k) and still conservative.
Though that seems to be rapidly changing.
Whatever. I'm still going to try to make it work. I'm in tech as well. I think I'll be okay. Worst comes to worst, I'll move to Indianapolis where the rest of my family is.
Regardless of what happens, I need to get out of Alabama after I graduate. I'm sick of this place.
I still remember getting a job offer coming out of grad school that was located in SF. After running the numbers and realizing that I would struggle with a six-figure income I turned it down and never looked back. Good luck to you OP. Even if I did love SF paying 1000 to live in someone's bathroom tub doesn't feel like the move to me.
I would think if you had roommates it's doable, but you might have to set up a situation with like a bed in the living room and another bed in a 1br. I would think a decent 2br you'd still be paying in excess of $1500 each.
This is the most amazing example of an "I read some hot takes on ERA and formed my entire opinion based on that" post that just regurgitates bullshit. I'm literally in awe at this post.
Edit: damn, a necrobump
Studio for 4k a month.....isnt it better to just buy an apartment in that case? Shouldnt have a problem buying a studio for 500k
I live in Chico, CA now an hour outside of Sac and my rents only $800 a month.
Rent controlled apartment that 95% f people don't have does make it possible.
Don't look at SF proper Oakland, Emeryville and Berkeley are great choices. You can get a studio from anywhere between 1200-2000 a month.
They go quick but I've seen a studio in downtown Berkeley for 1250 a month.
I know this is an old post, but Polk and Union is Russian Hill, substantially north of the Tenderloin.
Yeah, if anything it would be more accurate to categorize SF as a work-hard/play-hard city. Folks love their recreation here, and definitely love to drink.
Native San Franciscan here.
It's so sad that the city is such trash now, because it is damn incredible to look at. Too expensive, the homeless problem is really up there, and the wealth gap between segments of the city is really, really noticeable.