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YourRoaring20s t1_j2wng7g wrote
This is actually about Charlottesville
bw4064 t1_j2xc8cn wrote
I lived in a few of the surrounding areas of Charlottesville from 2016-2022 and can confirm. I couldn’t even dream of living in the city limits due to cost.
Beginning_Spite24 t1_j2y37gx wrote
And yet, even downtown cville is still less than Richmond now. Where the going rate for a studio is $1300
Charlesinrichmond t1_j32sqc5 wrote
Cville is more expensive. Median 2 bedroom rent in Richmond is 1311. That means half of all 2 beds in Richmond are under 1311.
The going rate for a studio is not 1300, that's just a made up reddit thing.
Actual data for those curious
Beginning_Spite24 t1_j330i3m wrote
It’s not just made up Reddit talk, it’s real life “been looking for an apartment/house to rent for the past 2 months checking 5 times a day” The statistics are not real-time. What I’m experiencing every day of looking is my reality and the true reality of Richmond. There are way more options that are affordable in cville than in Richmond. (I work in cville) but have no interest in living there
Charlesinrichmond t1_j33114g wrote
data matters... And I've lived in Cville, I'm intimately familiar with it.
There will be no availability in the market at this time of year. All the listing will start coming on soon for spring.
Beginning_Spite24 t1_j338mhe wrote
Sure when it’s accurate for current predictions. But it’s not for Richmond.
There are an absolute ton of listings. SO many. But 75% out of the price range.
Only one listing in Charlottesville was above 1400 for 2 beds. Gonna go with my reality of what I’m experiencing because that’s what matters now. Unfortunately I can’t wait for the eventually flood of spring listings. But this is the real time situation
Charlesinrichmond t1_j3dak2j wrote
that's not an argument for cheapness, that's an argument that the charlottesville market is even more tied to the academic market then we are. Which it is. We are influenced by it, they are owned by it.
I'm not seeing a ton of listings, just looked. But I only focus on city.
xDocFearx t1_j2x44rb wrote
Went there the other day for the first time. Wasn’t a fan
goodsam2 t1_j2y3hlr wrote
To me I think it's a unhappy medium of many things, the mall is nice but it's annoying to get there and you always pay for parking.
It's not on anything resembling a grid anywhere so all the roads criss cross. Confusing names drive on 3 streets named rugby that intersect.
Charlottesville has legitimately worse traffic than Richmond despite being 1/4 the size.
They do pull better than you would reckon just looking at metrics concert wise what they do.
Some neat historical stuff, UVA has some nice amenities though I don't like the snootiness of a lot of it.
YourRoaring20s t1_j2xq732 wrote
It's actually a pretty nice town, cost aside
xDocFearx t1_j3142iv wrote
It’s very nice but I got this weird vibe. It felt dominated by college age people everywhere I went
Charlesinrichmond t1_j32sup5 wrote
I mean, it's a college town... I agree with you, that's why I no longer live there. Also the pesky graduation thing
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