Apartments for Rent in San Bernardino, CA

Overview of Findings

Apartment List has released San Bernardino’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.

"San Bernardino renters expressed general dissatisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories below average scores."

Key Findings in San Bernardino include the following:

• San Bernardino renters gave their city an F overall.
• The highest-rated categories for San Bernardino were affordability and public transit, which both received B+ grades.
• The areas of concern to San Bernardino renters are jobs and career opportunities, safety and low crime, social life, recreational activities and pet-friendliness, which all received scores of F.
• San Bernardino did relatively poorly compared to other cities in California like Los Angeles (C+), San Diego (A-), San Francisco (B+) and Sacramento (C).
• San Bernardino did relatively poorly compared to cities nationwide, including Dallas (B), Chicago (B-) and Charlotte (A-).
• 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.

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.