Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Lewisville’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.
"Lewisville 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 Lewisville, some aspects can be better."
Key findings in Lewisville include the following:
- Lewisville renters gave their city a B+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Lewisville were affordability and state and local taxes, which both received A grades.
- The areas of concern to Lewisville renters are recreational activities (F), public transit (D), social life (D) and pet-friendliness (D).
- Lewisville ranks high for renter satisfaction, as do nearby cities like Euless (A-), Arlington (B+) and Denton (B+).
- Lewisville earned similar scores to other cities nationwide, including San Francisco, CA (B+), Seattle, WA (B+) and Denver, CO (B+).
- 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:
- "Love how quiet my neighborhood is, but I hate the constant highway construction." – Jessica S.
- "I love the lakes, the parks and the weather." – Scott R.
- "It is a wonderful place to live with good schools. But the cost of living could be more affordable and I wish rent didn’t keep going up." – Deniese M.
- "Love all the shopping, restaurants and family-friendly activities. Hate that the cost of living keeps getting higher but the properties aren’t improved to justify the increase." – Angie H.
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.
