Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Omaha’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.
"Omaha 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 Omaha, some aspects can be better."
Key Findings in Omaha include the following:
- Omaha renters gave their city a B- overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Omaha were affordability (A), quality of local schools (A-) and jobs and career opportunities (A-).
- The areas of concern to Omaha renters are weather and public transit, which received F and D scores, respectively.
- Millennial renters are unsatisfied with their city, giving it an overall rating of D.
- Omaha earned similar scores compared to other Midwestern cities like Kansas City (B), Lincoln (B-) and Columbus (C+).
- Omaha did relatively well compared to similar cities nationwide, including Mesa (C+), Tulsa (D) and Saint Louis (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:
- "Omaha is safe, quiet, easy to get around, and has nice trails and parks." -Tara C.
- "It isn’t a walkable city and there’s very little public transit." -Taylor C.
- "Omaha is growing quickly and in a lot of exciting ways! It’s so fun to live here." -Elizabeth S.
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.
