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Originally Posted by IrishIllini
That's really not the case anywhere in the U.S.
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Sure it is... Parts of NYC. My girlfriend's neighborhood in queens has almost no buildings above 5 stories and it's 55k to 80k ppsm throughout. My area of Manhattan is also mostly low rise, though there's some high rises but they're almost all under 20 stories. It's something like 120k ppsm.
The thing is that my girlfriend's area, while relatively cheap, may still have a number of units where is 3 or 4 people to a 2 bedroom. Some of the units are sizable (like her 2 bedroom legit has a 30 foot long living room/kitchen).
I feel as if
1) The COL is good enough where on average ppl aren't cramming 3 to a 1 bedroom like you see in NYC
2) People in Chicago might like their personal space a little more after they realize they can get it