Opinions on which of these locations in Taipei is best for a young family?

[squall1]

It’s the first time I’ve ever seen it mentioned in a thread like this…I actually don’t even know why I’m responding to you.

[Brianjones]

Search away on the site…Tonnes of times it’s been mentioned over the years.

Muzha Area

I have been told this area is a good place to live. I will be moving to Taipei August 26th. I am wondering if this area is affordable and if the apartments are good to live in. Any help and comments are appreciated. Thanks

[squall1]

Or like three, from around 2006

[Icon]

Having studied in that area…mmm. Living there, let’s just say transportation is “complicated”. We go back to the issues of “convenience” and “community”. It depends on the area. Muzha by the Wangfang Hospital is not the same as Muzha by NCCU. It is up to you to consider if hiking uphill 15 minutes a day with a gallon of water and a load of veggies is attainable. If you do it by bike you are my hero.

[Brianjones]

I found more recent ones too. Its a new discovery every couple of years but as college districts go it’s not that great either.

[Bimmerjeff]

@nonredneck

@Bimmerjeff

On the rent, you guys don’t think 40-50k NT is a good budget? I’ve been looking on 591.com and see plenty of units in that range in my target areas that look nice and modern. Maybe a little over 50K would still be OK, and I figure that can be haggled down a bit as well, esp if I offer to pay several months in advance.

Remember that when looking on 591, the listing size of the apartment is not the actually size of the apartment. It includes a common area outside the apartment that is shared by multiple apartments. So the size is smaller than the listing size.

I would think newer apartment of 25 ping (890 sq feet / 82 square meters) would be at least 60K-70K in the areas you mentioned.

Thanks for reminding me about this! I recall that I’ve seen that before but still no explanation of how to calculate the actual ping. Odd that they include this extra space, why not just list the actual space so everyone is apples to apples? It includes the balcony, stairs (if multilevel), and entry hall correct? Is there any ratio used by locals to approximate the actual space, like an average % reduction off the quoted number of ping? Or is it totally random per unit/building?

[nonredneck]

Since the common space is not the same across buildings, it’s safe to say you cannot use a fixed number.