Originally Posted by
littledog
So if I do move again all I could afford is basically what I have now-living in a depressed area of town. Walking in the winter and bicycle riding in warmer weather is what I enjoy the most. It enables me to function without medication,which did not work for me anyways.
A lot of landlords will not rent if the rent is more than 40% of your income without utilities. That is 550$ a month. Maybe a Cow Town somewhere would work. The isolation would be hard to deal with though.
Come out to Sacramento - we have a very nice walkable/bikeable midtown area and drivers here generally are somewhat more pedestrian aware, I think, than most areas. You should be able to find an apt for around $600 that won't have the kind of threats you seem to face there on a daily basis. And our weather is pretty nice 8-9 mos out of the year.