They live in Johnson city, which is a very busy downtown area.
They live there because that’s where they could find the cheapest apartment, even if it was a bit run down.
It’s one bed, one bath, with the paint coming off in the closet of the bedroom. There’s little to no decoration because most money goes to food and rent. The few decorations (like the big painting of a river cabin in the living room) were either given or found at a garage sale close by, because not having a car means carrying things on transit.
Its about a 30 min bus ride from the Grocery store (Nancy’s Grocer), where they work stocking shelves.