Find a new city

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 2:51 AM UTC

dionidium wrote: post #18

jrochkind1 wrote: post #16

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I think you make a good point that 'cheap' is very relative to your means and access, and the LES may not have been cheap for _everyone_ even in the 80s. Definitely important to remember. But I'm inclined to believe Smith that it was cheap for her and people like her in a way present-day NYC isn't, for similar people today. I guess we could try to look up rent statistics over time etc. > if you want that in NY now yo…

>idle googling suggests median Crown Heights studio apartment price today is $2000. It's not quite that bad. Here are some actual listings for one-bedrooms in Crown Heights that rent between $1500-1700: https://www.padmapper.com/listings/17067721.-1-bedroom-1-bat... https://www.padmapper.com/listings/17206256.-1-bedroom-1-bat... https://www.padmapper.com/listings/17246561.-1-bedroom-1-bat... But everything is relativ…

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Post by petropolisful » Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 5:52 PM UTC

Bjorkbat wrote: post #155

This really resonates with my choice to live in Albuquerque, NM. Maybe San Francisco, New York, Austin, etc, are better, but (almost) everything those cities have we have too, just in fewer quantities, or more grounded, or both. I would argue we have a certain cultural richness not found in cities dominated by exposed brick and a 1920s rough aesthetic complemented by modern accessories. For starters, the state is hom…

I've been considering a move from PDX to ABQ this year, for reasons of geography and social culture; however the job market here has completely spoiled me and I haven't followed up on many job leads over there. It does not seem to be exactly what one could remotely consider a tech hub, which is actually part of the draw for me, honestly.

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