Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Manchester’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of 111 million American renters nationwide.
"Manchester renters expressed general dissatisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories average scores."
Key findings in Manchester include the following:
- Manchester renters gave their city a D overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Manchester were state and local taxes (A) and jobs and career opportunities (B+).
- The areas of concern to Manchester renters are weather (D) and safety and low crime rate (F).
- Manchester did relatively poorly compared to other nearby cities, including Boston (A) and Providence, RI (C), but did relatively well compared to cities like Worcester (F) and Albany, NY (F).
- Manchester did relatively poorly compared to other cities nationwide, including New York, NY (C+), Washington, DC (A-) and San Francisco, CA (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.
Renters say:
"Great city to live in but the growing opioid epidemic has really hit NH hard." – Allison C.
"Our community is fantastic here! Love activities like swimming, hiking and walking. Very pet-friendly." – Anon.
"It’s a little overcrowded but the parks are great." – Jessica D.
"Manchester is a small city so I don’t feel overwhelmed. It’s also a really quiet city. Unfortunately, the opiate and homeless problems are becoming too prevalent, but the community does have resources to help. There are a lot of very caring people here." – Todd T.
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.
