Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Rockville’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.
"Rockville 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 Rockville, some aspects can be better."
Key Findings in Rockville include the following:
- Rockville renters gave their city an A+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Rockville were safety and low crime rate, quality of local schools, public transit and pet-friendliness, which all received A+ scores.
- The areas of concern to Rockville renters are state and local taxes and affordability, which both received grades of D.
- Rockville earned similar scores compared to other nearby cities like Washington, DC (A-), Arlington (A), Alexandria (A) and Silver Spring (A).
- Rockville did relatively well compared to cities nationwide, including Philadelphia (C+), Chicago (B-) and Los Angeles (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.
