Cheap housing in San Francisco?

Question

Are there cheap/low income apartments in San Francisco?

Would love to live in the city(or at least near!) But certainly cannot afford $600+ in rent.

Answer 1

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You will not find anything for $600 a month within 60 miles of San Francisco. MAYBE Stockton, that would be the closest. $600 is not enough for even the worst ghettos in the entire bay area. Even finding a ghetto slum that cheap in Stockton will be tough.

Answer 2

Haven't you heard that San Francisco is probably the most expensive place to live in the US, next to NEw York City? You cannot find a room for rent in San Francisco, much less a whole apartment, for $600 or less. FOr just a room in a house in San Francisco expect to pay upwards of $1000. In fact $600 for a room is on the low side even in areas outlying San Francisco (Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Walnut Creek, San JOse...)...median rent for a room is more like $700. If you cannot afford $600+ in rent then you cannot afford to live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Answer 3

You cannot even find a room for rent for 2 people in San Francisco.

Answer 4

You won't find anything for $600 a month.

Not when a one bedroom loft with 2 bathrooms runs $3800 and the median rent for all apartments is $3400.

http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/Rents-soa...

Even micro apartments run $1500.

Answer 5

possibly but not likely.............however, you can rent --if available--

a bedroom in a house...........check with student services

at any college.

if you volunteer more; age, education, reason for

wanting to move to SF, etc.

you can also live for free--depending on your background; by house sitting.

I used to live S and N and E of SF.