I'm curious what you think of all the young people who move into the city after college and become roommates with one another. I've lived with people who make $50,000 per year, and with people who make 2 or 3 times that much. Because studios and one-bedrooms have become so expensive, we've started renting spaces with anywhere from 2 to 6 bedrooms. Having 6 adults who can afford to collectively pay $9000+ a month bidding against you has got to be almost as much fun as bidding against someone who's going to Airbnb the extra rooms, but at the end of the day, we all need somewhere to live.
Personally, all my friends with roommates are in 4-6 bedroom apartments, and $1500 per room is not uncommon. I know these are anecdotes that aren't necessarily representative of the city, but given the prevalence of both high-paying jobs for young people and roommate-situations here, I don't feel like it's that uncommon.
