cost of housing in the USA?
484574
I live in the south, South Carolina to be exact.  Its about the cheapest place, and about the safest too.\n\nWe don't have hostels.  You would have to get an apartment or hotel.  You can get a hotel for between $130 and $250/wk depending on where you stay. You could get an apartment for anywhere between $350-$550, but then you still have to pay the bills.  Hotels tend to be a better deal.  They have long-term stay discounts you can get.\n\nFood can be as cheap as you want it to be.  Our state mandated daily food reembursement (the amount of money employees can receive for food each day if they are out of town for work) is $32, and that's more than enough money.  Just depends on what you want to spend.  And most people don't need 3 meals a day either.  For a month, if you bought groceries to keep in your hotel, you could make it off $200. (I don't know what the guy that answered earlier is eating for $60/month.  My dog eats more than that.)
198775
Well, if cost is an issue, move to Missouri. It is SOOO cheap to live here. I moved here from NY, and bought a beautiful home, for a FRACTION of what it would have cost me in NY. And are you black? Because we NEED black people to move here...there are like 3. That's it! I miss my black friends. But there's a lot of jobs opening up, and this place is growing, so if you get in now you'd be sitting pretty in about 5 years! You could probably rent a 1 bedroom for under $300.00
290926
The cost-of-living tends to increase the closer one gets to the oceans, and in urban areas. Cities bordering the ocean tend to be particularly high. New York or California would likely be at the top of such a list. \n\nYou may want to check out the cost-of-living wizard at salary.com
72566
Really depends on what you are able to purchase.  I moved to Florida two years ago and worked in purchasing for a home builder.  Home prices went up in retail price over 80 per cent in during that time while costs were only up 30-35 per cent.  BTW, this was greater Orlando.\n\nOne used to be able to sell your home up north, make a nice 100K profit and come to Florida a spend your 100K on a really, really nice home.  Those days are gone.  New construction average home prices in greater Orlando are about $160 a square foot.  Meaning that a 2000 square foot house will run you about $320,000.
715005
Try your state's website.  Also try googleing " (your state) housing"
415390
Do you mean rent? Well, rent is climbing pretty high in Chicago and finding a place for under $500 a month that isn't overrun by rates or currently on fire is going to be hard. If you raise it a bit to say $550 or $600 you might find something. Check out the Chicago Reader's online housing search. It's pretty good. Link is below.\n\nActually check out the second link. It's is a search I did for studio and one bedroom for $400-$550. There are a few.
1094436
To get a fair idea of only the basics, visit www.NLIHC (National Low Income Housing Coalition).org. They publish a fair market rent analysis of all locations across the country and include income figures based on goverment data.  Many Property Mangers and others working in Real Estate read this annual report.   the report is titled: "Out of Reach 2005"  NLIHC includes rent cost range from 30% to past 50% with median income of the area and the 'mean renter income' .  Happy reading
688028
been in l.a. all of my life, it is really not that expensive, it depends on your level of education, and if you dont make costly mistakes.  DID'NT YOU SAY USA
298363
It depends on what you want to do for a living.  You obviously want to go somewhere where you will be able to earn if you have to.\n\nHousing costs can make it prohibitive to live in places like Washington DC, where the unemployment rate is practically nothing, but a three bedroom townhome costs 400,000 dollars 1 hour out from the city.  \n\nThere are lots of nice cities in the mid west like Des Moines, and further west like Topeka, Lawrence, Omaha, Tulsa, etc, where the dollar still buys you a decent house and where you have adequate social offerings from local universities.  Yes, they do get some winter but offer four seasons and a nice balance.  Believe it or not, Joplin Mo, for example, is quite a jumping town for a little city, with a quaint city center and some light industry and other prospects keeping the economy going.  You can get a decent house there for 150,000.  Eastern Kansas, Eastern Oklahoma have hill country and trees and the snobbier sort of shallow people that sometimes "must" live on one cost or the other stay away, keeping the costs down.  If you must live on the coast, Wilmington NC gives you a little value, a quaint city center, and water sports, beaches, etc.  A little pricey for NC, but there you are.\n\nI would caution you at your age that moving is not very easy when you leave your support network and friends and move somewhere where the support structures are not transitory (people don't move away).  It can be hard to break in.\n\nGood Luck.
78305
I no longer live there because it is too expensive for housing, a typical problem with the most densely populated areas.\n\nIf you have $3000 per month or more though, go for it.  Try to buy a modest house in a good outlying area.
837350
None...nothing in the UK is "reasonably" priced. I know that and I've only been there once! You're better off studying in the States if you're concerned about the expense.
318056
Cost of living is generally defined (in the US) by the Consumer Price Index. You can find all time series data for that here:\n\nhttp://www.bls.gov/cpi/
20818
Both buying and renting in California can be expensive, depending on the area you're looking to live in. My husband and I were paying $900 a month in 2001 for a two bedroom, two bath apartment (900 sq ft) in Anaheim, CA.\n\nWhen we purchased our home in 2002, we were paying $1700 a month in mortgage payments for a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home that is 1700 sq ft.\n\nOur mortgage payment has since dropped, since we refinanced and got a lower interest rate. I'm certain the rent price would've only increased year after year, as it had been.\n\nIf you can afford to purchase a house in California, I would consider doing so. The investment is well worth it.
274313
I cannot find anything but I am sure a quick call to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development can tell you. Better to know for sure regardless.
147337
i would suggest using www.homefair.com.   they provide info on cost of living comparisions and school comparisions.  For example if you make 30k where you live it may tell you you need 35 in your new city to be at the same level
272625
They say that housing should cost 25%-35% of your income so that would be anywhere from at LEAST $2285 - $3200 per month.
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From Forbes Magazine article "Richest Cities In The U.S." http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2005/10/27/richest-cities-US-cx_sc_1028home_ls.html\n\nNo. 1: San Jose, Calif.\nMedian Household Income: $71,765\nMedian Home Price: $625,000\n\nNo. 2: Anchorage, Alaska\nMedian Household Income: $61,595\nAverage Home Price: $294,374\n\nNo. 3: San Francisco, Calif.\nMedian Income: $60,031\nMedian Home Price: $726,900\n\nNo. 4: Virginia Beach, Va.\nMedian Income: $55,781\nMedian Home Price: $192,000\n\nNo. 5: San Diego, Calif.\nMedian Income: $51,382\nMedian Home Price: $605,600\n\nNo. 6: Anaheim, Calif.\nMedian Income: $49,622\nMedian Home Price: $696,100\n\nNo. 7: Raleigh, N.C.\nMedian Income: $47,878\nMedian Home Price: $185,200\n\nNo. 8: Seattle, Wash.\nMedian Income: $46,650\nMedian Home Price: $310,300\n\nNo. 9: Washington, D.C.\nMedian Income: $46,574\nMedian Home Price: $429,900\n\nNo. 10: Honolulu, Hawaii\nMedian Income: $46,500\nMedian Home Price: $577,800