Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Lakeland 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.
“Renters in Lakeland expressed general satisfaction with their city,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “Many categories received average or above-average scores.”
Key findings in Lakeland include the following:
- Lakeland renters give their city an A overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated category for Lakeland was the quality of local schools, which received an A+.
- Renters also seemed satisfied with the weather (A-) and state and local taxes (A-) in Lakeland.
- Categories like local job and career opportunities (B+) and affordability/cost of living (B+) received above-average scores.
- Some areas of concern for Lakeland renters include safety (B-) and access to public transit (C).
- Compared to other nearby cities, Lakeland renter satisfaction is right on par with Sarasota (A), and it scored higher than both Clearwater (C-) and Largo (B+).
- 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.
