A single person making 3200.00 a month can’t get an apartment

3.5 times your rent? What do people who don’t do drugs spend money on?

It's getting impossible to survive out here. That's why I still live with my ex fiance- neither of us can afford to rent a place alone.

Another twist to the cost of housing issue is that the tax system now seriously favors renting vs home ownership. With the higher standard deductions, mortgage interests and real estate taxes no longer give us an income tax advantage. Meanwhile, the landlord can expense everything: maintenance, interest, taxes, depreciation, etc.; resulting in lower rates for rent when compared to the cost of home ownership.

It's bad most everywhere. I saw you mention Lancaster and I'm sort of familiar. It's all going to come crashing down on those who are renting their homes for way more than they're worth along with the management companies just looking to screw people. But that won't happen tomorrow.
To toss it out there, it's not a big place but a pretty cool building in Lake Hughes which might be a little drive but it's a nice area. Need 3K for move in at 1,300 a month. Good luck man. Something will come up.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17531-Elizabeth-Lake-Rd-Lake-Hughes-CA-93532/2093756528_zpid/

No wonder there are so many people who are homeless there. Insane.

Ouch ... considering that the average monthly social security benefit for seniors is about $1,500, it looks like we're at the doorsteps of yet another financial crisis.

That’s how it is here in Washington also. My son is looking to move here snd it’s starting to feel impossible.

I'm truly sorry you're going through this. Since you shared a house with your brother, do you mind doing a house share with someone else who might be having trouble keeping up their payments? There are a few sites that advertise for roommates and house shares. This is just one of them.

https://apartments.oodle.com/lancaster-ca/roommates/

That is why a lot of people are moving out of California. U can buy a nice house with that in my area

Maybe prince Harry and his wife would rent out a room in their house to you. I've heard they are hurting for $

That sounds almost as bad as the Bay Area. Around here $3500 a month is the cost of a one-bedroom apartment.

where?

It's not any better in detroit. Everyone wants so much for so little

Wow. where is this ??

Looks like there’s a part time job in your future.

Sounds like you need to be a border.

You could rent one of my houses, and have money left over for water and power.