Apartments for Rent in Laurel, MD

Overview of Findings

Apartment List has released results for Laurel 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.

“According to our results, renters in Laurel are quite satisfied with the city overall,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They gave many categories above-average scores.”

Key findings in Laurel include the following:

• Laurel renters give their city an A+ overall for satisfaction.
• The highest-rated category for Laurel was the quality of local schools, which received an A score.
• Other highly-rated categories were safety (A-), commute times (A-), and affordability/cost of living (A-).
• Renters in Laurel were mostly satisfied with local job and career opportunities (B) and access to parks and community events (B).
• Some areas of concern here included state and local taxes (C+) and access to public transit (C).
• Relative to other nearby cities like Falls Church, VA (A) and Hyattsville, MD (D), Laurel did very well overall.
• 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.