Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Daly City 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.
“According to our results, renters in Daly City are very satisfied with their city,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They gave most categories above-average scores.”
Key findings in Daly City include the following:
- Daly City renters give their city an A overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated categories for Daly City were the quality of local schools and commute times, which both received an A+ score.
- Other highly-rated categories were safety (A), access to public transit (A), and local job and career opportunities (A-).
- One large source of dissatisfaction seems to be affordability/cost of living, which received an F from Daly City renters.
- Renter satisfaction in Daly City is right on par with nearby San Mateo (A+), and ranks much higher than Palo Alto (D).
- 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.