We're about to move to the apartment directly below our current one because it's renovated with a larger kitchen, so I'd say yes, it's worth it.

Always worth it!
It's important to live in a place that you truly feel at home (as much as possible), and if you know there's a better place down the road, you may find yourself always dwelling on "I should've rented it".
The thing is, your problems aren't ones that can easily be fixed by you. They're pretty full-on issues, and hard to live with long-term.
You just have to ask yourself if you can afford it, and if so do the benefits outweigh the costs.

Twice I have moved less than .2 mile. The first time because I moved in with my boyfriend to a house he bought in my neighborhood. The second time because we bought a house in a neighborhood we were renting in. Each time it was totally worth the move. If you are unhappy at your home, you'll not want to be there.

Move! Why be miserable? Get some friends to help out and buy them beer and pizza.

We've lived within the same 2 mile area for 7+ yrs. but in 3 different places. Each move was worth it and we're currently contemplating another.

If you've got the time and money, and can bear the frustration for an upgrade in living situation, I say go for it.

I'd move the the leaky walls is something your landlord really needs, by law I believe, to deal with.

Moving for a good reason is moving for a good reason, whether it's halfway 'round the world or right next door. And nearby moves are the easiest. We once moved three blocks, and just had to rent a truck for a couple of hours for the big stuff - everything else happened in small trips.

Of course it's worth it! Where you live has such an impact on how you sleep, then how you work, and so forth. Definitely move :)

Yes! I just moved into an apartment one block from my previous one and I could not be happier. Be warned though, just because you're only moving a short distance does not mean the move itself will be any less difficult. I made the mistake this time of not hiring movers ("we're only going 1 block!") and could have kicked myself in the end. You still have to get all of your things from A to B, so treat it like you would any move - despite the short distance. Good luck!

We once moved to another apartment in the same apartment complex, and it was totally worth it. The new apartment was nicer and met our needs better.

Absolutely! Maybe find out if the new building has any issues before moving though!

All my moves have been within a city block of each other for the past four years. If you like the neighborhood, but hate the apartment, why not?

Ha! I moved to a bigger apartment in my own apartment building last year! Before that, we moved about 1/4 of a mile away from our last place. If anything, moving close by is a lot easier than making a big move. You can make several trips in a smaller truck, saving you money, and friends are more likely to help out since there isn't a huge journey involved.

MOVE! It is really worth it. I just moved about 10 blocks from my house and we are so much more happier.

go for it! the move won't even be that bad. the three days of moving stress are fewer than the consistent stress of riding out your lease.

Since you're unhappy in your current situation, you should move. It's not unusual for people to move short distances. I once moved 14 floors within the same building and years later, 50 yards on the same block. Just be very sure that the new place will not have the same problems or another, worse set.

Make a list of the problems you've experienced at your current place and anywhere else you have lived, then visit the proposed new place and confirm that each problem is non-existent there. I would also talk to some of the residents at the new place and inquire about any ongoing problems or negative experiences they have had, noting them on your list. Then evaluate whether you can live with the problems you uncovered, if any. Lastly, if you can, arrange to visit the proposed new residence on a weekday evening and on a weekend late morning/early afternoon to evaluate noise levels and activities.

Good Luck!

In the past 4 years I've moved 3 times within a 1 block/avenue radius. I walk to work so the location is very important to me and it just so happens that I've found apartments I've liked less than a block away from each other. In fact, while standing on my current apartment's stoop I can see both my old buildings.

YES! MOVE! What does distance have to do with it? As others have said, I've moved probably 15 times within the same city... many times within a mile. An upgrade is always worth it.

I'm with everybody else, and I'd add that it's much easier to get help this way--I helped a friend with an "Elevator Move" to a smaller place in the same building after his roommate moved out. So many people were willing to show up for such a short, painless move and we had a blast.

I'm with everyone else. It's totally worth it to move. I've moved almost every year within my apartment complex (for a variety of reasons - roommate, move down a floor, etc). I unfortunately am doing it again since my roommate got married and moved out.

Of Course! why stay in a place you hate with problems you can't fix? We moved down the hall last winter. A move is a move no matter how close, and the "moving myself with some friends to help" days are long over, so we used movers. They were done in less than an hour. Do it.

Yes, if you're miserable in your current place and can afford the new apartment, then go for it. Moving is a hassle, but it's over with in a few weeks. Living in an apartment that you hate will only cause a ton of year-long stress and unhappiness which will show up in other parts of your life.

would and did... i moved from 1407 #2, to 1507 #2.

MOVE! Absolutely! A bit of frustration in the beginning will be completely worth it.

Haha yep so worth it, i'm moving down the hall and up a floor in my building, nicer floors better view more space, i'm goin for it

I would absolutely move. And on the bright side, it's a lot easier to move a few blocks away than across the country!

Move. Last fall I moved up one floor in the same building, but on the non-street side with a better layout. I don't know how I lasted 6 months in the other place.

Another vote for YES! I moved two blocks for a bigger, better apartment and it was worth every cent. Plus, if you love your neighborhood, there's a real bonus to not having to find a new grocer, dry cleaner, public transit etc.

But listen to kshaw78 and treat it like any other move. The only difference is the driving time between apartments being a lot shorter.

I think if you really didn't want to move you would have never asked. Just go for it. Make yourself miserable for a week so your happy for years.

Go for it. I bet that you chose that neighborhood for a reason, right?

absolutely yes, move, but as mentioned above, treat it like any other move! I moved two blocks once and didn't bother to fully pack a lot of stuff--big mistake: the move lasted days longer than it should have, as everything was shifted in dribs and drabs, and stuff was falling out of the car. What a mess.

I moved next door once. Much better home, already loved the neighborhood. Definitely worth it.

What's one weekend of frustration and hard work compared to years of misery?! To make it more painless, have a moving party where everyone who shows up to help gets free pizza and beer. You'll get a lot of big strong guys to help that way :)

This is a no brainer. you're not happy where you are, therefore you must rectify the situation. Whether it's the unit next door or down the block, you have to take steps to modify your living situation.

For the record, I was once in this position and I decided to move - one floor down.

DO IT! When I moved into my loft building a few months ago I had no idea I'd be catching obnoxiously loud music from not only above but below. Try watching a movie or a show when the bass coming from above and below is literally shaking your furniture.

Once a better unit became available, I jumped all over it, now I am in the best unit in the building and all it took was a few days of hell (moved everything myself including a king size pillow top mattress) and a small rent increase.

It is totally worth it!!! When we lived in Long Beach, CA we moved 1 block from a 1 bed apartment to a 2 bed house - it was the easiest move I have ever done! You don't have to pack breakable things (like dishes, pictures) as well because you are just going around the corner, you could even do the move without a moving truck if you have some strong friends :) We were able to move things in stages over 2 days, and the packing/unpacking was easy too! I highly recommend it.

In the past, I have moved across the street, and most recently less than a block away from our previous abode. If you have found some place else and really like it, go for it! you will be so much happier.

I'd move a block in a heartbeat, assuming that all the problems you list are solved and there are no other big problems. My home and my comfort there are too important to "settle" if I don't have to--a bit of work moving has always been worth it to me.

move.

Absolutely. I moved twice like this -- once to the building next door, once around the corner on the same block -- and both times the increase in the quality of living was well worth the short-term hassle of another move.

I'd disagree with those who say that shorter moves are the easiest, though: In fact, I'd say they were harder, specifically because I fell into that "it's just next door!" mindset. As a result, I underestimated the amount of work it would be (even though you still have to move the same amount of stuff!), didn't get enough help, didn't rent a big enough truck, didn't leave myself enough time, etc. Making all those "short trips" drove me crazier than the move to a different city, where everything went in one trip in the truck.

So yes -- do it, but as others have suggested, plan it like you would any major move. Good luck!

I moved 2 blocks one time. It was totally worth it. The first place was dark, bug-infested, and a ground floor unit with windows that wouldn't lock. The second place was sooo much nicer. I lived there for 6 years.

About a week ago I moved across the hall to a bigger unit. I hadn't been in love with my old apt. but it I didn't realize just how much I hated it until I moved into the new place. Moving is always a hassle but I'm so much happier now! Plus, now I'm in a place I can really settle in and stay for a few years, avoiding more moves. If your old place is really that bad, you will never be happy there.

When I was a kid, we moved across the street just to have a 3rd bedroom for my newborn Sister.

Moving is always worth it if the new place meets your needs and makes you feel more comfortable.

I'm with all the others in favor of moving if it will make you happier.

I once moved 3 blocks. It was kinda nice to be able to walk some of my stuff over during the move. :)

I have definitely moved a block over before. Our apartment had some serious issues (plumbing, animals, lack of locks- we were young and naive- never again!) as well as a terrible landlord so we hightailed it a block down the street. We couldn't have been happier!

HOWEVER! Prep like you are moving far away. We carried 3/4 of our stuff over without really packing it and it was a HUGE pain that we regretted about 2 hours into the process.

Definitely move. I moved two houses away once. The upside was, it's two houses away. The down side, it's two houses away. We did not rent a moving truck and moved everything from one place to another. It was like you had parked your moving truck two houses away.

My only question is: what's stopping you, girl? GO!!! I moved a very short distance once (same apartment complex, different apt) and never regretted it.

My last five moves (in the last five years lol!) have all been within a 15 block radius. Essentially, I have lived in three neighboring neighborhoods as a renter, and plan on moving just one over once again when I buy. I like living downtown, or in a neighborhood next to downtown, and I can't compromise on that. However, I have had some bad luck with apartments for whatever reason. I have finally found a place I like, and it was worth the few-block move!

Move. Its worth it!

yes! life is too short to not have your home be a happy place where you can relax + be at peace. a few weeks of inconvenience is well worth it for a year or more of enjoyment. do it!

I've moved four times within the same neighborhood. Seriously, I don't think I've moved more than 8 blocks at one time. It's definitely worth it, especially if you have some overlap with the leases. You can rent a truck for the big stuff for a short amount of time and then just do the rest in small car trips. You won't even have to disassemble anything or pack it up well because you're not going far so things are unlikely to break.

Well, I guess you probably get the picture by now, but: YES! Totally worth it. Love the neighborhood, hate the apartment? Just be glad you could find something close by that's better.

I moved from an apartment in a neighborhood I loved to buy a condo because "the time was right" to buy something, and at the time there were really no condos in the area I lived in, only single family homes and a few townhouses, which I could not afford. So I lived in my condo downtown for a few (bubble-y) years, in which time some condos were built in the neighborhood I had lived in, so I sold and bought a condo one block away from the apartment I had previously lived in.

I agree with others that you should definitely pack, with boxes and everything, as opposed to the "I will carry everything one piece at a time because it's so close" approach. I think that only works if you're literally moving in the same building.

Six years ago we left a deteriorating building/situation and moved all the way across the street. Exactly across the street - the buildings' entrances line up. Best move we ever made. Trying to make an inherently bad situation work will only result in feeling constantly frustrated. It's not worth it. Move.

Do it! I currently live on the same street as my last home. I really like the street and I happened to find a place that was nicer, cheaper and had more suitable tenants (professionals as opposed to students). The move itself was a headache, as moving always is, but it's paid off and I'm much happier.

OK, as a DC resident, I have to throw this out there...DC has some of the strongest tenant rights laws in the country. If you don't want to move, or can't (for whatever reason) make sure you know what your landlord HAS to provide. DC has made it very easy to find out. Go to www.ota.dc.gov and look at the Tenants Survival Guide. Our building is in the process of blocking a proposed condo conversion for our building.

But....if I had to move, or found out that one of the rentals on my street offered more for my money, I would definitely move! If you love where you live, just not your building, I think it would be worth it.

I've done it and found that it was way easier than a longer distance move. We did all the breakable stuff by taking many trips back and forth with a loaded up baby stroller. This meant no wrapping plates or other kitchen items since we knew there would be no bumps or sudden stops. The movers only did the furniture.

We carried the kitchen drawers full and then just unloaded the contents into the new ones. No need for a box in the middle.

I moved half a block. It was so worth it! Especially because the moving truck we rented for the big furniture fell through, and with the help of friends we were still able to move since it was so close, we just made a very strange parade.

Does that answer your question??

I agree, with the caveat that it depends on how long you think you'll spend in your new place. If you're leaving in 6 months anyway, it might not be worth it. But if you're going to live out at least a year of lease, I'd say it's totally worth it.

It is definitely worth it! Why live in an apartment that will make you miserable? Also you know there is a better apartment not to far away and you may end up always thinking about that one. I say do it. My boyfriend and I decided to move in together and we're moving to the apartment above his current one because it's got tons more space for us although the bathrooms and bedroom is smaller, everything else is much better.

It's so funny that this is posted this week. one of the major draws (supposedly) of our apartment is that it's located right AT the subway. Not really. After a walk through a rather narrow sidewalk-full of broken pavers and if one slipped, they'd fall right into the highway and very icy steps in the winter, the walk can be unbearable and quite dangerous at times. And there are no lights there, so, walking back at night is not advised-it isn't a dangerous neighborhood, but I don't want to risk it.

There is an apartment community less than one block away, on the opposite side of the highway, and only a skywalk away from the train station. Our lease is up in December-we are seriously considering moving. Plus, the other apartments offer garage parking-no more shoveling out our car in the winter.:)