grizzlby OP t1_jc05q27 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 1:45 AM

Reply to comment by victorialucyt in Commuting from Philly insane or…? by grizzlby

Significantly more money than my Philly suburb job and a niche job role / industry.

victorialucyt t1_jc0667x wrote on March 13, 2023 at 1:49 AM

If that’s the case, you should move to Connecticut then. You’ll waste ALOT of $ on traveling and hotels, if you stay in Philly and work in Stamford

grizzlby OP t1_jc4z3s9 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:53 AM

I’m still deliberating a few different options (including cutting this job option loose entirely) but to play devil’s advocate the cost of housing within 45min driving of Stamford looks pretty insane. $450k houses for the Philly suburbs are going for $700+ in CT / NY.

Fabulous-Equipment-2 t1_jc1ylxs wrote on March 13, 2023 at 1:35 PM

I would not move here. Rents are ridiculous. I Def know people that commute and stay in hotels to avoid the rent

victorialucyt t1_jc2j1fw wrote on March 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM

That’s stupid considering most hotels here would be at least $150 a night for a decent hotel. If any cheaper than that’s where all the drug addicts hang out And you have to take food and transportation in mind. He will be spending at least 1k a month doing so I would say

Fabulous-Equipment-2 t1_jc2lcjs wrote on March 13, 2023 at 4:14 PM

All I'm saying is I know people that do it. There's some sort of net positive in it for them. Also, get in on a friend's and family discount and the hotel doesn't have to to be that bad. Some Hiltons I go to are ~$60 a night with it.

CiforDayZServer t1_jc2utyc wrote on March 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM

The only affordable hotels within commuting distance to Stamford are not great to bordering dangerous. Not like ‘you will definitely get shot/robbed’ but… there’s a decent chance someone might.

We have people coming into Stamford internationally a lot to visit and some of the people come from rougher countries. A small group from Colombia came to visit and stayed at La Quinta in Stamford. They were sure it would be fine, they’re from Bogota, so not strangers to crime, they changed hotels and told us we were right for having warned them not to stay there.

CT is pretty insanely safe by any standard, so it’s not horrific, but it’s definitely better to not stay at any hotel that isn’t 90+ a night, really 150 is probably the bottom for Stamford.