Originally Posted by
joetotale
jeezum crow, is rent really that high anywhere decent in philadelphia? i'm looking into grad school at upenn, and i certainly am not looking to pay ~ $700 per month to live close to campus....
edit: just read some more of the thread, so i guess not. but still, ouch!
I'm living at a popular place for international students on Chestnut street in Penn's campus (google it) and it's about $600 a month for a tiny studio. Unfortunately apartment complex apartments aren't cheap. You'd have good luck with houses in Powelton Village or around Clark Park though.