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The average Boston renter spends 47% of their income on housing. In Seattle, it's 28%. Why? (www.wgbh.org)

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[–] nyahlathotep 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Did not expect I'd live to see the day that Seattle was used as an example of reasonable cost of living city to compare to

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I'm at about 40% income to rent, and that's with my living with two other adults. Landlord has consistently pumped rent by 20% every year, all while removing features (per-unit planter boxes demolished, fancy dishwasher & washer/dryer replaced with generic shit boxes, etc.).

I wish I'd never moved here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

it's cheaper than boston by a decent amount, and it's equal in size more or less.