yeah jeez man.
I pay 435 here in ws, the place is bigger than my fathers house, and everything is new.
I never see the landlord, she lives like 2 hours away, I just mail the rent check.
Look in the paper and craigslist, anything in the suburbs is real cheap. Anything in elmwood/allentown/downtown is uber expensive and not as nice.
Depending on your income level, you can get HEAP to pay half of your gas bill. I just barely qualify this year, i think they are going to send me like 165 a month for gas.