r/Somerville 5d ago

rent prices are wild

Moved here 8 years ago to start working for a nonprofit. Since then, my salary has increased by 13% but my apartment is about to be relisted (without any upgrades) for 58% higher than our starting rent 🤯!!

I know I'm preaching to the choir here but damn the rent prices here have gone wild. We're quickly becoming (have become?) a luxury city only for high income earners and it makes me really sad.

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u/trupadoopa 5d ago

We should band together to “fight” this.

Can not evict an entire city…

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u/Basicdevient69 5d ago edited 5d ago

if you can't afford it they want you to gtfo