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That's not true anymore, the average 2BR cost has gone up to $1800-1900, even higher in places like Lincoln Park.
by adamgray 13y ago
That's not true anymore, the average 2BR cost has gone up to $1800-1900, even higher in places like Lincoln Park.
- sachingulaya 13y agoI paid 1600 for a two bedroom 1100sqft apartment in a nice area(wicker park) in 2011-2012. With no need for a car or car insurance it was more affordable than I expected.
- rayiner 13y agoWhere are you getting your data? I just moved from Chicago last year and my friends in Lincoln Park were paying around $1600 for a 2BR at Clark/Fullerton. Trulia suggests that this is not uncommon: http://www.trulia.com/for_rent/Chicago,IL/16_zm/41.920751,41.929645,-87.651894,-87.630292_xy/1p_baths/2p_beds/1200-2000_price/x_map/#for_rent/Chicago,IL/16_zm/41.922747,41.931641,-87.652623,-87.631021_xy/1p_baths/2p_beds/1200-2000_price/x_map/ http://www.trulia.com/for_rent/Chicago,IL/16_zm/41.920751,41... Also, the average for places like Lincoln Park is skewed up by all the high-end housing in the area. Places like Andersonville and Edgewater are even cheaper, and very safe and family-friendly: http://www.trulia.com/rental/3102177710-5406-N-Kenmore-Ave-2S-Chicago-IL-60640#photo-3 http://www.trulia.com/rental/3102177710-5406-N-Kenmore-Ave-2... Heck, last year I was paying $1450/month for a 1BR in a full-service high-rise in Streeterville with a 28th-floor view. My wife paid just around $1100 a month for a huge 1BR in Streeterville a couple of years ago. If you've got a roommate, it's totally possible to live in River North on a teacher's starting salary.
- kingkilr 13y agoI'm crying here. As a transplant from Chicago to SF, you'd be lucky to find a studio for that here (in a neighborhood as good as LP).