Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Sparks’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.
"Sparks renters expressed general dissatisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories below average scores"
Key findings in Sparks include the following:
- Sparks renters gave their city a D overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Sparks were state and local taxes (B+) and commute time (C).
- The areas of concern to Sparks renters are affordability, quality of local schools, public transit, social life, recreational activities and pet-friendliness, which all received F grades.
- Sparks did relatively poorly compared to other cities in Nevada, including Las Vegas (C), Henderson (A) and North Las Vegas (C+).
- Sparks did relatively poorly compared to other cities nationwide, including Denver, CO (B+), Portland, OR (B) and New York, NY (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:
- "I love being surrounded by mountains and the people are much friendlier than I expected when I moved here." – Carene S.
- "Love that it’s a nice area overall and shopping isn’t too far, but it is pretty expensive." – Auslyn
- "Rent is too high for the money you make." – Beverly B.
- "There is always an event going on which is great, but it can be hard to find parking." – Grecia R.
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.
