Apartments for Rent in Allentown, PA

Overview of Findings

Apartment List has released Allentown’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.

"Allentown renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories near average scores."

Key Findings in Allentown include the following:

• Allentown renters gave their city a B- overall.
• The highest-rated categories for Allentown were public transit and social life, which both received B grades.
• The areas of concern to Allentown renters are pet-friendliness, recreational activities and weather, which all received scores of D.
• Allentown did relatively well compared to other cities in the New York metro area like New York (C+), Newark (F), Jersey City (D) and New Haven (D).
• Allentown earned similar scores compared to other cities nationwide, including Chicago (B-), Phoenix (B-) and Jacksonville (B-).
• 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.