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Navigate apartment hunting and city life like a local with our curated articles about Long Beach, California.
Family-focused community defines Franklin School neighborhood, where California bungalows and Spanish-style homes create architectural diversity near the namesake elementary school. Residents appreciate the quiet residential streets just minutes from downtown Long Beach and the neighborhood's walkable access to both Recreation Park golf course and shopping along Broadway. Though parking challenges increase near commercial corridors, the interior streets maintain a surprisingly suburban feel despite urban location. Many homes feature distinctive architectural details from original hardwood to built-in cabinetry that create character rarely found in newer construction at similar price points.
Coastal living dazzles near Alamitos Beach, where renters enjoy sunset volleyball games but face $2.8k+ median rents for studios. The East Village Arts District draws weekend crowds that snarl parking. Original 1920s plumbing causes sporadic hot water outages.
Urban revival thrives around The Pike Outlets’ rooftop bars. Renters in converted Art Deco offices love skyline views but face 2AM bass from Shoreline Village clubs. Limited grocery options beyond boutique markets.
National study of renter’s satisfaction with their cities and states
Apartment List has released Long Beach’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.
"Long Beach renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "However, ratings varied greatly across different categories, indicating that even though renters love Long Beach, some aspects can be better."
Key findings in Long Beach include the following:
Long Beach renters gave their city a C+ overall.
The highest-rated categories for Long Beach were public transit (A) and weather (A-).
The areas of concern to Long Beach renters are jobs and career opportunities and pet-friendliness, which both received D grades.
Millennial renters are moderately satisfied with their city, giving it an overall rating of B.
Long Beach earned similar scores to Los Angeles (C+) and San Jose (C), but earned lower marks than San Diego (A-) and San Francisco (B+).
Long Beach did relatively poorly compared to similar cities nationwide, including Austin, TX (A-), Denver, CO (B+) 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.
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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.