Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Kissimmee’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.
"Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee, some aspects can be better."
Key Findings in Kissimmee include the following:
- Kissimmee renters gave their city a B overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Kissimmee were state and local taxes and quality of local schools, which both received grades of A.
- The areas of concern to Kissimmee renters are commute time (F) and public transit (D).
- Kissimmee did relatively well compared to other cities in Florida like Miami (C+), Jacksonville (B-), Orlando (C) and Saint Petersburg (B-).
- Kissimmee did relatively well compared to cities nationwide, including Los Angeles (C+), Tucson (D) and Indianapolis (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.
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.
