Report: Seattle is 14th most expensive US city to rent in

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Seattle was ranked the 14th most expensive U.S. city to rent in, according to Zumper’s latest National Rent Report.

That report tracks month-over-month and year-over-year changes in rent prices for one-and two-bedroom apartments.

The price of a one-bedroom apartment in Seattle has grown 2.4% since August, the report said. The median cost of a one-bedroom apartment is now $1,690 per month. The month-over-month increase in one-bedroom rent prices in September was the same as the year-over-year increase: 2.4%

For two-bedroom apartments, rent prices have increased 5.2% since August, the report said. The median cost of a two-bedroom apartment is an eye-popping $2,230 per month. The year-over-year increase in two-bedroom rent prices in September was 1.4%.

Those figures put Seattle at 14 on the report’s top 100 cities where rent costs the most. Seattle is between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 13 and Gilbert, Arizona, at 15. The top spot is occupied by New York City, where the median prices of one-and two-bedroom apartments are $2,950 and $3,150 per month, respectively.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-seattle-is-14th-most-expensive-us-city-to-rent-in/ar-AAOUV0L

[Ron Obvious]

1. Lower than I expected, actually

I don't think these numbers take median wages into account. I'd be curious to see if there's a ranking of ratios of median wage against median cost of living. I suspect Seattle would come out higher on the list.

Of course, I might just be influenced by the Eastside cost of living.