Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Murfreesboro from the second annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which drew on responses from over 30,000 renters, provides insight into what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the 105 million American renters nationwide.
“Murfreesboro renters expressed great satisfaction with the city overall,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They gave most categories average or above-average scores.”
Key findings in Murfreesboro include the following:
- Murfreesboro renters give their city an A overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated category for Murfreesboro was the quality of local schools, which received an A+ score from renters.
- Renters here gave near-average scores to affordability/cost of living (B-), local job and career opportunities (B-), and safety (B-).
- The greatest sources of dissatisfaction for Murfreesboro renters are commute times (C-) and access to public transit (D).
- Renter satisfaction in Murfreesboro is right on par with other Tennessee cities like Clarksville (A+) and Knoxville (A), and ranks higher than Chattanooga (B-).
- The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction included Arlington, VA; Lincoln, NE; Pasadena, CA; Boston, MA; and Madison, WI. The lowest rated cities included Newark, NJ; Bronx, NY; Bridgeport, CT; Baltimore, MD; and Salinas, CA.
