Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Beaverton’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.
"Beaverton 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 Beaverton, some aspects can be better."
Key Findings in Beaverton include the following:
- Beaverton renters gave their city a B+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Beaverton were jobs and career opportunities (A+), safety and low crime rate (A), commute time (A), public transit (A) and quality of local schools (A).
- The areas of concern to Beaverton renters are affordability and social life, which received F and C scores, respectively.
- Beaverton did relatively well compared to cities nationwide, including Los Angeles (C+), Portland (B) and Philadelphia (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.
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.