In which city or state can I survive with $832 a month in an apartment where it's decent?
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Single living is going to be pretty tough in any city or state, because the bottom end of single person living is usually around 300 dollars whereever you go.  Now in bigger cities, that 300 dollars is obviously not going to get you as far in terms of "decency" as it would in a much smaller town, it just depends on what you define as "decent".  If you are going for the absolute value for the dollar, you probably want to go to a smaller town (but not small enough that it doesnt have apartments).  Also, I would really recommend living with ROOMATES.  On that income, it really helps to have everything split.  And I am afraid that on that income, having and maintaining a car, with car insurance just isnt possible (assuming you live by yourself, if you have enough roomates it may be possible)\n\nA good place to start looking at the comparative cost of living is at http://www.bestplaces.net/city/.  Under the cost of living section, it gives you a number which is calculated by taking the cost of living in that area, and dividing it by the average cost of living and multiplying it by 100.  This is the "cost of living index".\n\nAnyway, I hope that helped.
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Go to money.com  they have a site to compare relocation areas.\nOr Google  "cost of living".\n\nNo matter where you live, $36k with kids will be tough.
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Probably not Philidelphia. Why not stay at boston and simply move to a cheaper apartment. If not, go to New York.
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Forbes Magazine has an article on the best cheap places to live well (they call it "live rich):
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Washington D.C lots of opportunity probably not much cheaper cost of living tho.  Its hard to find that combination that your looking for.  Hey! I just remembered The Golden triangle in North Carolina is great.  That's Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill Where Duke University and University of North Carolina are located.   Beautiful  weather to.  A bit hot in summer but not so cold in the winter.
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If you like the heat you can go and find a nice house in Phoenix, AZ or Las Vegas, NV. \n\nPortland, OR has good pricing too. Seattle, WA is very reasonable too.
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Los Angeles rent is EXTREMELY high.\n\nBut you do have several options:\n\nGet a roommate in a good neighborhood.\nGet a place on your own in a bad neighborhood.\nSee if you can sublet in a rent controlled area.
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It's not even close!  You'd probably need double that to have the same standard of living in NYC.  You probably won't even be able to afford a parking space for your car in NYC on $50k.  Both NYC and New York State have income taxes.  Rents are insanely high, even in bad neighborhoods.  Car insurance is ridiculous.  Heating bills in winter will eat you alive.  Many apartment buildings do not have AC and forbid window AC units because the electrical systems won't support the load.\n\nBUT, West Palm doesn't have Broadway!
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I think a $100-$150 a week is fair depending on what part of Brooklyn. I'm from NY as well and see ads in the paper for rooms for rent at about that range.
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Try Craigslist.org, you can look for apartments or post your need for an apartment and the price requirement for free.
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to live:\nbest to avoid northwest and old southwest to live (crime).\nsoutheast is alright.... and i just mean that.... it's alright.\nnortheast is nice.\nsouthwest city & county is nice.\nsalem has some nice areas to it too....\n\nto work:\nit's decent.  depends what you want to do.
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$60 Grand is not going to cut it. I assume to want to live near a city (I won't say in, because the cost of living in most major U.S. cities is astronomical), unless you decide to move to a place where the standard of living (taxes, gas, rent, utilities, etc...)  is less. The South , especially places like Atlanta, Nashville, and Charlotte, is growing very fast and has a lot of affoadable housing, and a decent standard of living. \nSince you said magazine editor, I'm guessing you want the lifestyle of Jennifer Garner in "13 going on 30." Of course, she was a high ranking editor, and probably earned +$90 G a year. But the glamorous images of life in places like LA, Chicago, NY, Miami, and San Francisco is  EXPENSIVE. Manhattan is notorious for it's high rents and cramped apartments. The MEDIAN home price in Los Angeles is $550,000! (And that's a small house). Journalism is a competitive and low-paying career in the beginning, but if your dedicated enough and willing to put in the grunt work, you can achieve the lifestyle you want, maybe after a few years. \nWe all can't live like the people on "the OC" or those materialistic shows on MTV (Laguna Beach, the Hills, 8th & Ocean, etc...) You need to research to see what it takes to become a magazine editor, what the work is like, how competitive it is to get jobs for the big time mags, and where is the best place to live to become a journalist. Even for college, you need to look at Columbia, UC Berkeley, USC, or Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Getting into that industry is tough, but those are the best journalism schools in the nation, and they will give you the skills and connections you need to succeed in that business. \n If you want the MTV lifestyle in a place like LA or NY, then your going to have to make at least $200 G to easily afford the things you listed.
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nice part of town is away from downtown (orange park comes to mind)  but the good nightlife can be found along the beaches then again Ferdina Beach is very nice and peaceful as well. You already know about the Jaguars and the largest outdoor cocktail party every college season. as for affordiability it depends on your income but I can tell you this much amelia island offers homes in the 400K range and a lot of areas in the Jacksonville area are around 200k now you could go condo (about 100k) if you are into condos. Your next problem is insurance what you are paying now on your home pretty much double it when you come down here (triple if you live along the beach) . Car taxes none $35 or so for tags every year thats it. state income tax NONE. Grocery Tax NONE. Current gas prices around 2.35 (not bad) but nearby Georgia is lower. traffic NIGHTMARE especially at 5pm. two major interstates (one other is a bypass of 95) and they are jammed  with constant road construction. Just take yahoo and do a home search for teh jacksonville and good luck
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Missouri Has the Best Cost of Living and would be nice, I'm  told the weather is modest..however Washington State has the Highest Minimum Wage and they have it good there with your option of Ocean, Mountain,etc and a wide varity of job Markets.
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Southern states, such as Mississippi, Georgia , and Alabama.  You can rent an apartment for under five hundred dollars (a nice apartment). You can then even cheaper if you don't really care about luxuries or bedrooms. Property is cheap as well as houses.  Look at Rent.com or realesate.com, often they even have info about the neighbourhoods.
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If you mean "South Beach", figure on spending a fortune to live.  On the other hand, if you're willing to live out in the boondocks, you can find places down there that are very cheap to live (and equally boring).  I'd say you could get by in Arcadia or Englewood on $12000 per year.  South Beach might require 3 times that.
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that is going to be a challenge...most apartments in that area run between $1,500 and $2000 a month...the only way you are going to get rent of that kind is to move to San Bernardino County and commute to school, or share an appartment with other people