Well I wouldn't plan on moving to Orange County California, For 1000.00 a month here you migh get a studio apartment. Most 3 to 4 bedroom homes rent for 3000.00 and up

I live and work in Davenport FL, outside Orlando, and about 15 minutes from Disney. You can rent a 3 bedroom house with a pool for around $1100-$1150 per month through a good realtor here. Most of them are furnished, which is not convienient for a lot of people, but they are former vacation homes converted to long term rentals. I have rented poolhomes for under $1000 at times. A 2 bedroom apt in Orlando will cost you more than that!!

I would more than likely fire the above source you got your rental information from in New York anyway.  I know rents are down, but I don't know anyone in New York that pays as little as 800 or 700 per month in rent- aside from low income housing (which can't be added to an average statistic).

It seems that some of what they show here are average apartments and prices for the area. Some are special cases, like that $2,000 home in Albuquerque, or a New York apartment for $1,000 (even in Brooklyn). I live in West Hollywood and pay $1700 for an apartment in a Spanish-style 1923 duplex with hard wood floors, 3 closets (including one dressing room/walk-in), 2 bedrooms, a bathroom with a full tub, a brand new kitchen, a small front porch, a huge, separate dining room and 2 parking spaces (carport). Laundry is shared and at the back of the house. An while the bedrooms are small, we use one as a den. WeHo is really walkable, with lots of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc around us, some big box stores and some independent stuff, 3 grocery stores (including trader joes), a subway stop (20 minute walk) and a weekend farmer's market. We think we got a great deal (last summer) and love this place. Plus, in LA, utilities aren't expensive. We barely turn on the heat, and it's just a gas wall heater. I think there are even better deals in LA now, though of course it depends on the neighborhood. Koreatown is ALWAYS said to be up-and-coming. It's a large area with a lot of nice, old buildings, and if it's convenient to your job, that's great. There's a decent amount of public transit there, but most parking is on-street because most of the buildings worth living in are fairly old. There are also some good areas of K-town (near Hollywood and Silverlake) and some not so good areas (near MacArthur Park).

This is a pretty poor example of what $1,000 will get you in Denver.  My daughter and I rented a 3 bedroom house - 2,000 square feet, finished basement with washer and dryer and a large yard with mature trees.very close to Cherry Creek and the University.  This is very misleading.