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[–] unhappy_meaning 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] panda_paddle 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Med rent for Chicago area is $1800.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Omg that's crazy. How does anyone afford to live there?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Rochester NY has been building tons of "luxury" apartments which are just giant buildings made cheaply to fit as many people in them and rent is like 1,800-2,200. Or you can rent an old chopped up into units city home from a slum lord and it's actually old and dirty for like 900.

[–] TONKAHANAH 1 points 2 years ago