What does $700/month get you in Downtown Pittsburgh | APARTMENT TOUR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- What does living in a $700/month apartment look like in downtown Pittsburgh?
Having just moved in August, I decided it was a good time to show off what $700 gets you in terms of real estate in Pittsburgh. Considered an affordable city, Pittsburgh offers some pretty good living options. Whether you are just starting out, or have lived here your whole life, you can do a lot with your money.
Check out this video to see what it looks like in person!
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Watched video, think it's a bit misleading if he's splitting costs. That makes that apartment $1400/month which is pretty high for the area. I moved to Pittsburgh 4 years ago. I rent a 2 story house with full basement and double lot yard for $700/month. Plus utilities of course. If you look on the outskirts of the actual city you can find whole houses for rent for around that range. And I'm a 15 minute WALK to the city. Bus transit all around. Pricing is higher to be IN the city itself. But if you're ok with being a little outside the rents about half that. Areas like West End, Elliott, Mt. Washington, crafton heights, or even crafton/Ingram areas. All 5 min bus to town. js
Where’d you find that? Moving there in a few months.
@@jessev4303 there's many areas to look within. It's actually quite surprising how many little "neighborhoods" are all within the city of Pittsburgh! I never even realized! I found this one by driving around the side streets and just saw a sign posted on the front door by the owner. But I was in a previous duplex beforehand and found that one online. Look through local papers for rent. And online through all the agencies. Also you can call any real estate office and tell them what you're looking for and your price range. They'll help you find them. Also check little shoppers guide papers. The lower prices are usually ones being rented by private owners. You may have to do a bit of searching.😉 Price ranges vary drastically which is odd. I've seen rental prices from $650/month all the way up to over $1800/month. I'm in the Elliott community which is on the west side near the west end. Only areas I'd avoid would be the south side ( huge bar area, higher crime), Sheridan, Mt.oliver ( very high crime/drugs) those are just the ones I heard personally to avoid. Mt.washington is nice. Beautiful views. Same with Elliott.. both up in a cliff side. Any areas surrounding the outer edges of the city( across the river) are usually lower priced. But there's walkways and bike paths all going in and public transit pretty much all around so very easy commute in. Only downside is transit doesn't run 24/7. Most stop around midnight and don't start back up until around 5-6 am. And weekend routes run less often so there's that. I'm sure you'll love it here though! I fell in love myself. Always something to do and the people are very welcoming and friendly. Good luck!!!
I will give credit where credits due though. The area his apartment is located is an up and coming vital community. Walking distance to a major hospital, fast food choices and the river. Both stadiums as well. There's also a very beautiful park that I believe the city is in process of upgrading. The aviary is also close by and if I'm not mistaken It's also walking distance to "the Mexican war streets" where there's a nifty little private run artsy museum. So for being INSIDE that area pricing is reasonable.
Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
@@darnylgaming4377 no you do not! Matter if fact I haven't owned a vehicle since moving here over 5 years ago. You can walk to most locations needed or use a bicycle as well as public transit. Another choice is riding the "T" or the city subway. The subway is free for any locations within the city, any direction. You only have to pay if going out if the city area
super misleading video. it's a $1400 apartment and he splits rent with a roommate.
It isn't too hard to find an apartment in the area for around $700 with one bedroom. Places are pretty nice too!
@@Mary-gu3kx The video is titled "What does $700/month get you in Pittsburgh" not "What does a $700/month apartment look like in Pittsburgh". In my situation, $700 gets me the place I live in, with a roommate!
@@MindfulMotivational have you seen those cool NY apartments that are only $600 a month ? you just have to share with 4 others....
I really thought it was $700 in Pittsburgh but, a two-bedroom at $1400 is still a steal for one person alone yet, two people splitting the rent.
@@lincoln169 Yep it still would be decently affordable even if it was just me. But $700 for the space I have with a roommate makes it that much better!
Great place. Enjoy . Thank you for the tour 😍
Hi Kyle Penders, I'm Dennis from Cleveland, Ohio! Thanks for sharing your video about the apartment tour in Pittsburgh!
Im moving to Pittsburgh from nyc can't wait
It's a great city! A bit smaller than nyc but lots to do and overall great place to live
i love it here, i lived in Santa Clara, Calif SILICON VALLEY, 45 min south of San Francisco, sold my house for $625,000___bought a house with cash $27,000__yes 27k back in 2012 during the recession__ppl are nice, not alot of traffic, some free camping places about 45 min away, ohiopyle river rock natural water slide about 45 min drive, alot of parks, dog parks, sometimes you can have a whole park to yourself on a week day, FISHING, JET SKI, BOATING, KAYAK, i live about 8 blocks from the ohio river, i see ppl JET SKI all the time, WATER SKI,
in the morning when it is foggy sometimes, great time to take pictures, beautiful hills, trees, creeks, streams, valleys, farms, old abandoned barns to take photos of, pretty pastures and fields, i get go to ohio and west virginia all the time with my paranormal group ghosthunting, ____horse racing about 45 min drive at MOUNTAINEER CASINO, chester, west virginia, you can go to steubenville, youngstown, akron, canton, cleveland oh ___and the west virginia towns____we go swimming in the creek during summer, some creeks have sandy beaches ____alot of wildlife___WATCH OUT FOR DEER___i have a electronic deer whistle, ___alot of waterfalls, there is one at RACCOON CREEK STATE PARK__PAST THE PITTSBURG INTL AIRPORT A LITTLE WAYS
BURGETTSTOWN, PA HAS CONCERTS OUTDOORS, everybody from country, to rock to snoop dog
@@MindfulMotivational do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
Looks pretty nice!
I plan on going to college in Pittsburgh next year. Also your place is really nice
Thank you! I just recently graduated from Pitt, its a great city to go to school in.
Love your place!
Kyle, I should come to Pittsburgh when the pandemic is over!
Your roommate’s bike is easily the highlight of the video the rest is so-so.
My rent is currently $785 per month. I live in McKeesport and that about a 30 min drive away from Pittsburgh
Your caption is misleading as the area that you live in isn't downtown Pittsburgh. It's the northside. Which is close to downtown Pittsburgh. Nice place for a great price.
Would you mind sharing who your landlord is? I'm looking for a place to live when I start grad school this fall and your place is in my budget, lol. Hoping to find something similar!
If you have a fire, how do you get out, if the door is blocked?? That's my only issue with 2nd floor apartments in Pittsburgh.
Wish I seen this ealier... might have knocked on your door to say hi when I had visited lol
Now I live in Jefferson hills and the view you gave outside your apartment was of the Pittsburgh north side and AGH hospital. The neighborhood ehh it my be cheap but not that safe.
It ain’t safe no where
It’s nowhere near an unsafe area in Pittsburgh.
@@keepingupwithrell I don't know what you're smoking but the Northside is not a safe area. The same as the Hill district now known as up town. I can go on you have to get into the suburbs for it to be somewhat safe like the south hills, Brentwood, and the north Hills.
Nice!!!!!
Thanks!
@@MindfulMotivational Anytime
670 for all that space and you don't even need a car there. Right next to to one of the best hospitals in the world. You got busses the T and cheap cab rides. They have alot of good pizza shops and gyro shops. I've been to Greece several times Australia and Bahrain and Dubai but no one has a Gyro sauce better than Knossos Gyros in Dormont. I don't think anyone could ask for anything better. Good stuff.
Your telling me that dormont gyros are are better than sandbox gyros or swarmas nah lol
How are rents in the Pittsburgh area today, almost 4 years later?
where did you find a place like that for 675/MO? did you use like zillow, or some diffferent website? im right near that area looking for my first apartment, and cant find anything nearly that nice ina ONE bedroom for 700, unless thats what YOUR paying, on top of what your room mate is paying.
I found it on Zillow I believe. I searched for a few weeks on several websites like Zillow and Apartments.com. You really just need to be persistent and keep checking, because deals will pop up and you need to act quickly when they do. This is a two-bedroom, so rent is 1350 total for two people
@@MindfulMotivational so it's not a $700 a month apartment at all. it's a $1400 apartment. clarify that babe because it's super misleading
@@ericblankfeld4293 he wont, hes more interested in the click bait and trying to defend it with "well this is what you can afford if you share" super misleading
Let me know how much rent was in your first apartment!
Kyle, how much do you pay the rent?
Bloomfield eh, right off Friendship Ave im guessing? Big mistake, you could get a way better spot in Millvale or Overbrook for that money, trust me. Still looks like an okay spot!
Not in the Bloomfield area, closer to the North Shore. The dealbreaker for that area is that my roommate needed to be within walking distance from his job downtown.
you can tell it‘s the northside bc he showed AGH in the background
Nice apt great price.
I'm sure that same place is probably $300 more by this time a month
Thanks on the tour for my planning info. although I'm still debating on two movings between PA (Pittsburgh or Lancaster) and NC (Raleigh or Charlotte) in the near future.
I couldn't believe all the spaces you have (or had) for $700 in 2020.
Last year, I was in Reston, VA where $700 only got me a room about the size of your living room to share with a landlady who monitored every movement I made on daily basis (I only lasted there for 10 months and I left for Alex., VA.)✌️
I think it's misleading I think the $700 is just his half of the rent.
Does Pittsburgh hit you with a local/municipal income tax? Are the wages high enough to offset it?
3%- But the overall cost of living in the city is relatively affordable
If you live in a Borough, such as I do in Aspinwall. a suburb of Downtown, it's only 1% Don't live in those limits if you come here, there are options.
Hello Kyle, can you share more about how you discovered this place?
Hey! I used Zillow.com to find the place. They have a lot of solid listings for places and the filters make it super easy to narrow down what you want. Hope this helps!
Is it $700 split or $700 for 2 bedrooms
FANCY, i live north of Pittsburgh downtown about 30 min, moved here 2012 because it is affordable, in calif like san francisco, san jose area, i lived in San jose, might be $2,400 - 3500 __lucky, laundry room you could ask to put in shelves and store stuff
We actually just did that! Yep, super affordable compared to California
Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
pittsburgh is so nice
Could not agree more!
Are you splitting rent
Very nice apartment. Here in NY this kind of apartment would cost over $1000.
lol triple that
Is that $700 your half? Also that kitchen is not open concept lol that apartment is pretty nice though
Lived in down town for $1300 for a tiny studio next to Point State Park. Was nice till the lock down happened. Felt like living in a hotel. Moved after a year.
Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
@@darnylgaming4377 yes!!!!
that aint downtown thats north side
Whats the differece? How far is Point Breeze where Malcolm McCormick is from?
Is that near Pittsburg University?
Mann i wanna live in Pittsburgh soo much lol
When tou say 675 a month, is that per person or for the appartment as a whole?
I pay $650/side for my portion. I have a room mate who pays $750 since he has a bigger room
@@MindfulMotivational i am sorry but i agree with the others, the title is missleading. When i clicked on the video i thought you would be showing an apartment for 600.
I’m surprised by how cheap housing is in Pittsburgh!
Surprisingly affordable, right??
Is it 700 on sharing basis ?
@@poonamjaiswal2252 I pay $700 and my roommate pays $700
Not everywhere, only certain areas. The nicer, safer areas of Pittsburgh are higher. Not saying he lives in an unsafe area , since I don't know where he is exactly, but you have to be informed about the different areas before you move here.,
North side.
I'm from Pittsburgh specifically the Northside. That is the deutschtown area not downtown at all . Yes it is close to the downtown area but not nearly enough to say "downtown".
I'm from the Northside too but live by summer hill which is close to downtown XD I never knew a lot of cool people lived here until I looked harder to find people talking about it which is really hard not many people are interested in it.
Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
@@sleepyheadjirachi Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
Northside
That's my area!
how was the appliction process for renting
Not bad, just a few basic questions. As long as no criminal history, decent credit, and good references, you should be fine!
Kyle Penders dam I have a criminal history but just once 3 years ago for sales
@@peso3231 Honestly it shouldn't be a huge issue. Not all applications ask for it, and I'm sure it wouldn't hinder you at many places
would you say a car is necessary in downtown Pittsburg
I don't think so. The public transportation system is great for getting around. The only reason I have one is that I drive a lot around the city for my work
I live right across the river from downtown and don't drive. Car isn't needed for he's right there's decent public transit. I used to drive so I can say it's easier taking transit. Unless you're going outside the city itself moving larger items, getting groceries, things like that. Only thing to keep in mind us public transit doesn't run 24/ 7. Most routes stop at midnight and start again around 5-6am. Which makes overnight shifts hard.
I need the address
😁
Used to live in Pittsburgh what’s the name of the apartment
It's not an actual apartment complex, but a standalone apartment. It's on James Street, a block or so behind Heinz Field!
Do you need a car to live in Pittsburgh?
This is misleading asf... its a $1400 apartment
The video title isn't "$700/month apartment". It's "What does $700/month get you in Pittsburgh". I explain that I have a roommate in the video, so that's what $700/month gets me.
@@MindfulMotivational what does it get you if you have a roommate should be the title 😂😂
@@MindfulMotivational or you could say "free" if you had a rich parents who paid it all for you .... gee look how much you apartment you can get for zero dollars !!
@@youweechube I wish my parents were that nice! Lmao!
The rent is nice but What about the utilities? 🤔
They aren't bad! I pay $25/month for water (fixed cost) and about $30-40 for gas and electric
@@MindfulMotivational I know having a roommate makes bill way easier, so no more that $830 a month that’s not bad 🙌🏼
Nice I won't be there I need help for apartment I ive in Texas
Are you moving to Pittsburgh?
Yes I won't to move there
I need the address please 🙏
where is this. 3 years ago 700 is way different than now 😂
Is it pet friendly ?
Yes small animals!
Thank god you didn't rent a Lamborghini and called it yours.
I can’t even rent a bathroom in a Los Angeles hood for that much. I really gotta get out of this damn city.
youd have to pay me top dollar to want to live in LA, have no desire for that city at all
Why’d you do me dirty like that Kyle. If you’re splitting cost this is obviously more than your title.
You're going to get more bang for your buck if you have roommates though. You can't expect to have a nice one bedroom apartment in downtown for $700 a month, unless you like killed the 80 year old woman who was living there.
@@thehungrygoldfish he shouldn’t have a misleading title though
@@Brandon-wc9ql I mean, he's not wrong. This is what you can get for $700 a month. He never said $700 a month...living by yourself, lol.
Click bait I pay $600 for a room 😂 it’s not cheap to live here
Kind of misleading
Need a Scottish roommate 😀
I'm disappointed in you Kyle. The video is misleading. Parsing words only makes me think you are untrustworthy.
You're going to get more bang for your buck if you have roommates though. You can't expect to have a nice one bedroom apartment in downtown for $700 a month, unless you like killed the 80 year old woman who was living there.