Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Oklahoma City’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.
"Oklahoma City renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "Interestingly, ratings for Oklahoma City vary widely across categories such as affordability and jobs and career opportunities."
Key Findings in Oklahoma City include the following:
- Oklahoma City renters gave their city a C+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Oklahoma City were affordability and safety and low crime rate, which received A- and B grades, respectively.
- The areas of concern to Oklahoma City renters are public transit, recreational activities, and jobs and career opportunities, which all received scores of F.
- Oklahoma City earned high marks in affordability, as did other nearby cities like Tulsa (A), Dallas (B) and Fort Worth (A-).
- Oklahoma City did relatively well compared to similar cities nationwide, including Memphis (C), Sacramento (C) and Detroit (F).
- 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 the ease of getting around town; everything is 20 minutes away." -Hannah R.
- "I like OKC for the cost of living and friendly people, but there’s not much to do outside of the downtown area." -Allysa 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.