Apply for jobs in a walkable city and just go for it if you're in the US (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago by Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Like if it's even an option for you at all, make the move. It's such a better quality of life it's crazy, cannot be exaggerated.

Obviously not easy, but if it's even at all potentially feasible do what you can to make it happen.

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[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 21 points 4 months ago

Oh my God my partner and I recently looked at a bunch of cities to decide where to apply for jobs, and we were fucking floored when we saw how expensive Boston was.

Why the fuck is rent more than NYC and SF??? It was literally over $1000 more per month than the other cities on our list including DC, Seattle, and Chicago.

[-] crime@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So the thing with the Boston rental market is it depends on what time of year you're looking. Like 75% of Boston leases open on Sept. 1 and end on August 31. Most apartments come on the market for the current year in the first 3 months of the year (Jan/Feb/March) so if you're looking outside of that time window there's much less available and the prices are higher.

Edit: There's also no rent control which helps nothing