Average Seattle apartment is 659 square feet, the smallest in the country

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

[2naSalit]

1. Bull!!

Mine is 420sqft. So was my last apt. They should come to Montana and see what a small 1BR looks like. And no closets.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Sounds roomy to me.

Living in 425 and 525 sq ft apartments since 1988 in San Diego. No garage, closets, etc. I would love to be able to afford over 600 sq ft but it won't be happening in my lifetime due to the cost of health bills and insurance for over 35 years. I have the room to buy one roll of TP at a time. My oven is used for storage. Buying in bulk to save money...out of the question.

[doc03]

3. Curious what would one of those apartments cost? nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Median rent is $2021 for a 1 bedroom

https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/seattle-wa

[Cheezoholic]

5. That's insane n/t

[doc03]

6. Wow in Ohio you could get a house for less than half that. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. I'm sure there are places in Washington state you can rent a house for that

Is it fair to compare a whole state with a city?

Seattle for a large part is limited by geography. It is an isthmus with Puget Sound on one side and Lake Washington on the other. It is then bisected by Lake Union, the Ballard locks and the Montlake cut.

Being a popular city with its dearth of developable land contributes to the price of rent.

[doc03]

8. Well that is locally but I doubt Columbus is

not even close to that. People must make a very good income to live there.