I’m moving to SF at the end of summer. Is it common for single people in their early 30s to have roommates?

I could afford a $4k 1bd/1ba place and understand the HCOL, but that much for rent seems excessive to live close to work in downtown SF especially with student loans, etc.

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Very common in SF to have roommates in your 30s. I wouldn’t do it if you can afford to live alone, but that’s personal preference.

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Agreed- in this respect I think SF is similar to any large, high COL city. Plenty of single people in NYC or LA have roommates in their 30´s. Rent is expensive and you can get a better place at lower rates if you’re splitting with other people.

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This is just a question of knowing yourself and your living preferences (what you’re willing to pay vs. not, your tolerance for splitting furniture expenses, etc.). If you’re open to living with roommates, it’s worth exploring, especially if you have friends in the city you actively want to live with.

If you’re thinking of living with strangers, just remember that SF has an extremely high turnover rate, and most rentals convert to month-to-month after an initial 1-year lease. Said differently, your new roommate(s) can basically move out at any time, and if you want to stay in the unit/building, it’s on you to replace them.

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That’s really helpful thanks. I wouldn’t want to get stuck in that type of situation.

Mid-30s single person here, my tolerance for dealing with roommate finding and potential downside variance is pretty low so while I used to split a 2BR/2BA with a good friend for ~3.3k in my early 30s, once they moved out and I didn’t have another appropriate friend to move in, I decided I’d just stay here and use their old room as an office/guest room. Didn’t hurt that to move into a 1BR in the area would be 3k anyway.

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Personally if I’m single and have friend(s) who want to be roommates then I’d take that no matter how good of a 1 bedroom deal I can get

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