Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Inglewood’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.
"Inglewood 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 Inglewood include the following:
- Inglewood renters gave their city a D overall.
- The highest-rated category for Inglewood was weather (A-).
- The areas of concern to Inglewood renters are jobs and career opportunities, safety and low crime rate, state and local taxes, quality of local schools, recreational activities, and pet-friendliness, which all received F grades.
- Inglewood did relatively poorly compared to other cities in California, including Pasadena (A+), San Diego (A-) and San Francisco (B+).
- Inglewood did relatively poorly compared to other cities nationwide, including Los Angeles (C+), Miami, FL (C+) and New York, NY (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 fact that there’s opportunity everywhere. I dislike that there isn’t much nightlife nearby." – Arriana J.
- "I love the neighborhood, it’s a great location. But the rent prices here are too high." – Roxana P.
- "I love the proximity to different points of interest. It’s close to beaches and downtown areas. But the housing cost is way too high compared to other cities." – Erin J.
- "I love that the rent is pretty low right now, but I know it’s going to go up when the new stadium being built a few blocks away is finished." – Anon.
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.
