Average used home price in the county is $600K, County size is about 3-million people with the main city have 950,000 population. New homes average $785K.
3bdrm/2bth 1200 SQ Ft Apt. Single level. No garage, no washer/dryer, no central heat/air, built in the 60's, OK neighborhood, $1495/mnth. We have a pool (not heated) and clubhouse on site. Complex of 90 units.
Quite reasonable for this area actually. Utilities are cheap though as we average $60/mnth with our average winter daily high at 60-degrees and average Summer daily high at 80 degrees.
After school care for my daughter 5-days a week is $440/mnth, Ice Skating lessons 30-minutes a week are $150 every 12-weeks, Gas is $2.05/G for premium.
Not cheap but I knowingly moved to this are when I graduated from college. Helped that the firm paid me $17K more per year than if I worked in the Portland office doing the same job!
