Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Saint Petersburg’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.
"Saint Petersburg renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories average and above average scores."
Key Findings in Saint Petersburg include the following:
- Saint Petersburg renters gave their city a B- overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Saint Petersburg were state and local taxes (A), commute time (A-), social life (A-), pet-friendliness (A-) and weather (A-).
- The areas of concern to Saint Petersburg renters are public transit (C+), jobs and career opportunities (B-), quality of local schools (B-) and affordability (B-).
- Saint Petersburg earned similar scores compared to other nearby cities like Tampa (B), Clearwater (B+) and Bradenton (B-).
- Saint Petersburg did relatively well compared to cities nationwide, including Philadelphia (C+), Tucson (D) and Miami (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.
Renters say:
- "Saint Petersburg has become a very progressive, young, and pet-friendly city. Nightlife is booming and new restaurants and attractions are vibrant additions." -Dan F.
- "Saint Petersburg is a beautiful city with lots of wonderful city parks. Downtown offers a lot of outdoor dining, shopping, galleries and a lovely view of the bay." -Karon E.
- "The food is amazing and I love the support for small businesses." -Sarah W.
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.
