Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Concord from the second annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which drew on responses from over 30,000 renters, provides insight into what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the 105 million American renters nationwide.
“Concord renters expressed very low satisfaction with the city overall,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “Most categories received below-average scores.”
Key findings in Concord include the following:
- Concord renters give their city an F overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated category for Concord was the weather, which received an A.
- Renters were also satisfied with access to public transit (A-).
- Some areas of concern for Concord renters were local job and career opportunities (C) and the quality of local schools (C-).
- Renters seemed most dissatisfied with safety (D), access to parks and community events (D), and affordability (F).
- Renter satisfaction in Concord is much lower than nearby cities Berkeley (A-) and Walnut Creek (A+), but was on par with Oakland (F).
- The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction included Arlington, VA; Lincoln, NE; Pasadena, CA; Boston, MA; and Madison, WI. The lowest rated cities included Newark, NJ; Bronx, NY; Bridgeport, CT; Baltimore, MD; and Salinas, CA.
