• psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    There’s places in the US where average rent is close to that, and I bet if we removed NYC and the Bay area the national average wouldn’t be super far off.

    Sorry but I think you’re mistaken or several years out of date. I live in a midwestern city that overall has pretty reasonable cost of living. I also used to be a Property Manager for one of the bigger national companies. Our class B properties here were ~$800 for a 1 bedroom up until Covid, $1050 for a 2 bedroom. Now they’re 1300 for a 1 bedroom and 1600 for a 2 bedroom. House prices around here have done the same thing. I think it’s 800+ to be in a trailer park.