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brick1972 t1_ja34thu wrote

Yes, it is possible.

You will get a lot of no it isn't possible but this is because most of the people complaining about rent in this forum want cheap rent in exactly the location they want to live. I'll get downvoted for saying it but it is my observation. Yes, stupid soulless apartment complexes can suck. Yes, living in Washington Park or South Providence comes with negatives. Sure, Woonsocket or Chepachet are pretty far from everything as RI goes. But you can find places.

The problem is that in this forum you will basically get the same 8 neighborhoods recommended, and then people will complain that they can't afford the rent. You can scream about housing as a human right etc. but we still live in a capitalist market society. When everyone wants to live in the same place, it makes it more expensive.

Now, beyond reddit, it is still a problem - your $1500 budget is actually pretty generous by RI standards (i.e. income and 30% rule) and there are a lot of people that can't afford that. There is a lot of work to be done.

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temporaryCognition OP t1_ja49das wrote

Yeah I'm from Maui so I don't think anything is going to beat the rent to what you get for the money ratio going on there. I'm definitely down for anywhere in Rhode island. I'm not picky. I just want to be close enough to jobs that it's a short commute, but seeing as the state is the size of Maui that's familiar territory for me.

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Efficient_Bird_406 t1_ja6n6cm wrote

Honestly, try to find something out of Providence itself at least for your first year. I haven’t really looked at apartments in 5 years since I moved, but even then it was slim pickings in the city itself. I could be wrong but you’d probably get more bang for your buck further away (and nothing is actually far from wherever your job will be). The issue with providence apartments is 1) scams 2) great on paper and then you get there and it’s actually a shithole in an area you don’t love. Move to the burbs if you can, less to worry about. Secure a job first and if it’s something towards or in Boston, move closer there/along a commuter rail if you can afford.

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