Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released Salt Lake City’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.
"Salt Lake City renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories above average and average scores."
Key findings in Salt Lake City include the following:
- Salt Lake City renters gave their city a C+ overall.
- The highest-rated categories for Salt Lake City were commute time and public transit, which both received A grades.
- The areas of concern to Salt Lake City renters are weather and state and local taxes, which both received C+ grades.
- Millennial renters are moderately satisfied with their city, giving it an overall rating of C+.
- Salt Lake City earned similar scores to other cities in the Southwest, including Albuquerque, NM (C), Las Vegas (C) and Phoenix, AZ (B-).
- Salt Lake City did relatively poorly compared to other cities nationwide, including Austin, TX (A-), Denver, CO (B+) and Seattle, WA (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 access to nature, but sometimes the air quality can be bad." – Kenneth
- "I love the culture here, but the cost of living has gone up and I feel like I can’t afford to live here anymore." – Chrystal F.
- "Love the four seasons. Lots of things to do with kids, indoors and out. But pollution is surprisingly bad, especially in the winter." – Anon.
- "I love the neighborhood parks, the local cafes and restaurants and the farmer’s markets. I dislike that I have to drive my car a lot because the public transportation isn’t better." – Ariana T-Z
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.
