Where to live near 17th Street New York, New York? (neighborhoods, income)

[MAD King]

Originally Posted by Sgoldie

..... but you'll find much less expensive places to live.

Where?

[Green Irish Eyes]

I thought you were moving to Los Angeles?

[MAD King]

Originally Posted by squeezeboxgal

I thought you were moving to Los Angeles?

After we read about Los Angeles last week with all the gangs and economy, that Gov Arni is rasing all prices we decited to try New York. New York is more international.

[Viralmd]

And it's more expensive, too.

[MAD King]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

And it's more expensive, too.

Los Angeles or New York?

[Viralmd]

New York is more expensive than LA. http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/...alculator.aspx

[MAD King]

Thank you nice link. But

Coffee in LA $5.04
in NY $5.43
in Idaho $5.99 in any store.

What we want is a nice, safe, affordable place either in NY or LA for living. We like both cities.

[makossa]

Originally Posted by MAD King

We do not have jobs in NY yet. I am self employed making around $3000 a month.

Is $3000 your total monthly income between you and your wife??? Or, is this how much you are willing to spend on rent per month???

[Green Irish Eyes]

Originally Posted by MAD King

Thank you nice link. But

Coffee in LA $5.04
in NY $5.43
in Idaho $5.99 in any store.

What we want is a nice, safe, affordable place either in NY or LA for living. We like both cities.

If coffee is the only thing you'll be buying, then you're fine. However, according to the C.O.L. calculator, you'll need to earn upwards of $70,000 to maintain the same lifestyle you currently have in Boise:

Boise -- New York City (Manhattan) -- Difference
Home Price -- $254,197.00 -- $1,168,000.00 -- $913,803.00
Payment + Interest -- $1,019.12 -- $4,881.00 -- $3,861.88
Apt. Rent -- $698.27 -- $3,500.00 -- $2,801.73
Total Energy -- $167.15 -- $323.91 --$156.76

To be blunt, "safe" and "affordable" don't go together in either Los Angeles OR New York City.

[Jackson Pollock]

Originally Posted by MAD King

Thank you nice link. But

Coffee in LA $5.04
in NY $5.43
in Idaho $5.99 in any store.

What we want is a nice, safe, affordable place either in NY or LA for living. We like both cities.

That's a pretty tall order!

You'll have to be more specific about your needs, though. There are very "nice" areas in NY that are, for some, very inconvenient for the kind of urban lifestyle that they would like to lead in New York.

What's drawing you to NY?