Apartments for Rent in Spring, TX

Overview of Findings

Apartment List has released Spring’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.

"Spring 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 Spring, some aspects can be better."

Key findings in Spring include the following:

• Spring renters gave their city an A+ overall.
• The highest-rated categories for Spring were jobs and career opportunities, state and local taxes, quality of local schools and pet-friendliness, which all received A+ grades.
• The areas of concern to Spring renters are commute time (C+) and public transit (F).
• Spring did relatively well compared to other cities in Texas, including Houston (B+), El Paso (B+) and Dallas (B).
• Spring did relatively well compared to other cities nationwide, including Atlanta, GA (B), Portland, OR (B) and Phoenix, AZ (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 the weather and the job opportunities." – Robert M.
• "This area is more family-oriented and not as good for singles." – Callie H.
• "I love the suburban feel of the area. It’s perfect for people who love a small community to raise a family but need to have the nearby big-city amenities." – Rosalind D.
• "I love the shopping, restaurants and activities here. But things close down early on weekends and traffic congestion is the worst. The highway system into the city was poorly planned." – Edward S.

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.