2026年2月12日 / 美国东部时间晚上8:16 / CBS新闻
艾伦·费伯（Alan Ferber）与一名室友合租纽约市一栋四楼无电梯公寓。87岁的他已难以独自承担不断上涨的租金。
“简直疯了，”费伯说。
他与69岁的自行车爱好者丹尼尔·亚菲特（Daniel Yafet）分摊一套500平方英尺公寓每月2000美元的租金，亚菲特睡在阁楼。
当被问及是否能退休时，亚菲特说：“如果我退休了，就不会在纽约了。”
这两位室友通过纽约老年人基金会（New York Foundation for Senior Citizens）相识，该非营利组织专门为希望分摊住房成本的老年人牵线搭桥。自1981年基金会开始配对以来，最初参与者大多是寻求陪伴，如今几乎所有人都为了节省开支。
“我曾独自生活过一段时间，觉得应该找个室友帮忙，”亚菲特说。
该非营利组织提供免费配对服务，在纽约市五个行政区内，将有多余卧室的“房东”与可靠、合拍的“租客”配对。其中一方必须年满60岁。
哈佛大学住房研究联合中心的数据显示，2024年，超过100万65岁以上的美国人与非亲属室友同住，较2019年增长16%。
与此同时，老年人正面临基本生活成本上涨带来的财政压力。
贷款平台LendingTree最新研究显示，2020年至2025年间，美国50大城市中，一居室平均租金上涨41%。纽约涨幅居首，过去五年一居室租金上涨854美元。
而美国退休保障研究所（National Institute on Retirement Security）最新报告显示，美国普通劳动者的退休储蓄不足1000美元。分析还发现，各年龄段劳动者的退休储蓄都低于建议基准。
当被问及没有室友时能否仅靠社会保障支付所有费用，费伯表示：“勉强够。实际上每周在好市多（Costco）工作三天帮了大忙。”
亚菲特认为这种交换值得，他说：“有室友我当然过得更好。”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/87-year-old-lives-with-roommate-to-help-cover-rent-in-new-york/
At 87, he can’t afford his rent without a roommate. He’s far from alone.
February 12, 2026 / 8:16 PM EST / CBS News
Alan Ferber shares a fourth-floor walk-up apartment in New York City with a roommate. At 87, escalating rent costs have become harder to afford on his own.
“It’s gone insanely crazy,” Farber said.
He splits the $2,000 monthly rent for a 500-square-foot apartment with Daniel Yafet, a 69-year-old avid biker who sleeps in the loft.
When asked if he could retire, Yafet said, “I wouldn’t be in New York if I retired.”
The roommates connected through the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, a nonprofit that matches seniors looking to share housing costs. When the foundation started matching people in 1981, most of the participants were looking for companionship. Now, almost everyone is seeking affordability.
“I was by myself for a bit, and I thought I should get a roommate just to help,” Yafet said.
The nonprofit offers a free matching service that pairs “hosts” who have extra bedrooms with responsible, compatible “guests” across all five boroughs of New York City. One of the sharemates, either the host or the guest, must be at least 60 years old.
More than 1 million Americans over the age of 65 lived with roommates they aren’t related to in 2024 — a 16% increase from 2019, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
At the same time, seniors are facing growing financial strain amid increased costs for basic necessities.
In the 50 largest U.S. cities, the rent for a one-bedroom apartment climbed an average of 41% between 2020 and 2025, according to a recent study from loan marketplace LendingTree. New York had the largest monthly rental increase on the list, rising $854 for a one-bedroom over the last five years.
Meanwhile, the average American worker has less than $1,000 saved for retirement, according to a new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security. The analysis also found that workers from all age groups are lagging behind recommended benchmarks for retirement savings.
When asked if he could cover all of his expenses using Social Security without a roommate, Ferber said, “Barely. What really helps naturally is working at Costco three days a week.”
Yafet believes the trade-off is worth it, saying, “I’m better off, certainly, with having a roommate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/87-year-old-lives-with-roommate-to-help-cover-rent-in-new-york/
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