Rent

[wjin06]

Just curious, how much does the average med student spend on housing per month?

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[ADeadLois]

Completely depends on the location. Some city housing markets will run you 1000+ month, others in more rural areas are much less.

 

[LikeClockWork]

...also depends on the roommate situation (i.e. if you have one or not).

 

[wjin06]

How about with a room mate in a city?

 

[Jolie South]

i don't know about other places, but i think in any texas city you could expect to pay ~$600 with a roommate. it obviously depends on location and quality of the complex though.

 

[ADeadLois]

How about with a room mate in a city?

Northeastern cities and San Francisco could easily top $1000/month with a roommate (depending on where in the city). It's cheaper everywhere else, but expect the same city vs. suburb vs. rural price difference.

 

[Perrotfish]

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[Dazedinvt]

Five hundred, twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes,
five hundred, twenty-five thousand moments so dear...

oh sorry wrong rent.

 

[Bacchus]

I have 3 other roommates and rent is $400 a person. Couple with utilities and groceries I on average spend ~600 a month.

 

[[pj]]

How about with a room mate in a city?

"City" is a very broad term.

Highly dependent on geographic location.

 

[TheRealMD]

"City" is a very broad term.

Highly dependent on geographic location.

How about... "highly urban areas"?

EDIT: I'll be spending about $600 living in a 1050 sq. ft. apartment with a roommate in Houston.

 

[Wylde]

In milwaukee you can get a studio for 400, 1 bed room for 500, 2 bedrooms around 600-700 (you split it 50:50 obviously).

I'm not sure if these include electricity, etc.

 

[[pj]]

How about... "highly urban areas"?

Okay, now we're talking.

 

[87138]

How about... "highly urban areas"?

Well, for starters, in Baltimore (or at least near UMD) rent tends to run ~$900-$1,000 per person, give or take $100. This is usually for either a studio loft type place by yourself, or for a 2-bedroom/2-person apartment.

 

[SageFrancis]

In a place like Boston you can pay anywhere from $700 - 1,000 for your own room in a place shared with roommates. Add $200-300 for food and utilities. Especially in the winter.

You could pay more than $1000 with roommates, but students shouldn't need to live anywhere that nice.