Apartments for Rent in Smyrna, GA

Overview of Findings

Apartment List has released results for Smyrna 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 Smyrna expressed overall satisfaction with their city,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “However, most individual categories received below-average scores.”

Key findings in Smyrna include the following:

• Smyrna renters give their city an A- overall for satisfaction.
• The highest-rated category for Smyrna was its pet friendliness, which received an A score.
• Renters were generally satisfied with commute times (B+) and safety (B) in Smyrna.
• Some areas of concern here include affordability (B-) and access to public transit (C).
• Renters seemed most dissatisfied with local job and career opportunities (D) and the quality of local schools (D).
• Overall, renter satisfaction in Smyrna is on par with other Atlanta suburbs such as Kennesaw (A+), Alpharetta (A+), and Marietta (A-).
• 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.