Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Chandler’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of 111 million American renters nationwide.
"Chandler renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "However, ratings varied widely across different categories, indicating that even though renters love Chandler, some aspects can be better."
Key findings in Chandler include the following:
- Chandler renters gave their city an A+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Chandler were weather and quality of local schools, which both received A- grades.
- The areas of concern to Chandler renters are commute time, public transit and social life, which all received C grades.
- Chandler did relatively well compared to other cities in Arizona, including Phoenix (B-), Tucson (D) and Mesa (C+).
- Chandler did relatively well compared to similar cities nationwide, including Los Angeles, CA (C+), Seattle, WA (B+) and Philadelphia, PA (C+).
- The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction include Scottsdale, AZ, Irvine, CA, Boulder, CO and Ann Arbor, MI. The lowest rated cities include Tallahassee, FL, Stockton, CA, Dayton, OH, Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ.
Renters say:
- "I love the constant change in the city but the fact that the history has been preserved." – Rylee G.
- "Chandler is a nice, easy-going community. However, luxury apartments are being built all over, which means rent prices are going up." – Janell O.
- "I like that it’s quiet and there’s not a lot of crime. But traffic is horrible." – Claire
- "It’s a great community thriving with local businesses, which really give you a taste of the culture."- Nicolas A.
For more information on the survey methodology and findings or to speak to one of our researchers, please contact our team at rentonomics@apartmentlist.com.
