Overview of Findings
Apartment List has released results for Sanford 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.
“Sanford renters expressed low satisfaction with the city overall,” says Andrew Woo, Director of Data Science at Apartment List. “They gave a mix of above- and below-average scores.”
Key findings in Sanford include the following:
- Sanford renters give their city a D overall for satisfaction.
- The highest-rated category for Sanford was its pet friendliness, which received an A+ score.
- Renters were also satisfied with weather (A-), state and local taxes (A-), and affordability/cost of living (B+).
- According to our results, renters were concerned with local job and career opportunities (C), safety (C), and access to parks and community events (C+).
- Renters seemed most dissatisfied with access to public transit (D) and commute times (F).
- Relative to other Florida cities, renters weren’t quite as satisfied as those in Kissimmee (C), Clermont (A), Lakeland (A), and Orlando (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.