Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Everett 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.
“Everett renters expressed very low satisfaction with their city,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They rated most categories with below-average scores.”
Key findings in Everett include the following:
- Everett renters give their city an F overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated category for Everett was its access to public transit, which received an A.
- Renters in Everett seem dissatisfied with affordability/cost of living (C), local job and career opportunities (C-), and commute times (C-).
- The largest areas of concern here are safety (D), access to parks and community events (D), and the quality of local schools (F).
- Like renters in Kent, WA (F), Everett renters are not satisfied with their city. Everett renter satisfaction was much lower than other Washington cities like Renton (A+), Bellevue (A-), and Tacoma (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.
