The Starter Apartment Is Nearly Extinct in San Francisco and New York
Just 9 percent of San Francisco one-bedrooms rent for less than $2,000 a month.
Where Are the Hot Spots in U.S. Real Estate?
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So you’re looking for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, and you have about $2,000 a month to spend. You know the city’s median rent is more than $4,200 a month, but median means half the apartments cost less. Surely there are larger, more expensive apartments pulling up the midpoint.
Perhaps. But there’s a reason Google employees are sleeping in their trucks.