Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Grand Prairie 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.
“Grand Prairie renters seem to be very satisfied with their city,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They gave above-average scores to most categories.”
Key findings in Grand Prairie include the following:
- Grand Prairie renters give their city an A+ overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated categories for Grand Prairie were local job and career opportunities, quality of local schools, and state and local taxes, which all received an A+ score from renters.
- Renters also expressed high satisfaction with Grand Prairie’s safety (A), affordability (A), and access to parks and community events (A).
- The greatest cause of dissatisfaction was access to public transit, which received an F from renters.
- Grand Prairie renters are highly satisfied, along with renters in nearby cities like Garland (A+), Irving (A), Plano (A-), and Mesquite (A-).
- 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.
