Is the rent really that high?!

Jimmy McMillan, running for governor of New York (my lovely home state) with the platform that "the rent is too damn high," might be a bit of a hypocrite. The New York Post (questionable news source - I know) uncovered that McMillan pays $800 a month for his 1 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. This begs the question - if his rent is not that high, what is he complaining about?! Maybe he should take his platform to the state of California, where the San Jose area boasts the highest average rents in the country. According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, my current home, the Washington DC area, has the third highest average rent. The New York City area came in 6th. Some good news for McMillan, the Buffalo - Niagara Falls area had the second lowest average rent of any city. Someone may need to do some more research ;)