Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Anaheim’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.
"Anaheim renters expressed general dissatisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "Some categories received average scores, and many received below average scores."
Key findings in Anaheim include the following:
- Anaheim renters gave their city a C overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Anaheim were weather (A-) and public transit (B).
- The areas of concern to Anaheim renters are affordability (F), state and local taxes (D) and jobs and career opportunities (D).
- Anaheim did relatively poorly compared to other cities in California, including San Diego (A-), San Francisco (B+) and Los Angeles (C+).
- Anaheim did relatively poorly compared to similar cities nationwide, including Austin, TX (A-), Charlotte, NC (A-) and Seattle, WA (B+).
- 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:
- "It’s quiet, clean and seems to be safe. But there aren’t enough nightlife options nearby and it’s a bit overpriced." – Wade C.
- "I like having plenty of amusement parks and the beach nearby. Being in So Cal the prices are expensive, but that describes most of California." – Anon.
- "I love the people here, plus being close to everything like stores, restaurants and buses." – Rita L.
- "It’s very suburban, which is great for families but not great for recent college graduates." – Joseph C.
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.
