Rapport 2019 sur la situation des locataires américains : Où vivent les locataires les plus heureux ?

Looking at data for Zumper’s top 50 cities from our recently released 2019 State of The American Renter Report, we wanted to see which cities had the happiest renters based on a few factors. We looked at things like apartment satisfaction, plans to move, hometown pride, and even owning a pet and ranked the cities based on those responses.

1. Miami, FL

Miami topped our list as the city with the happiest renters. Ranking especially high in the ‘Good Deal’ and ‘Satisfaction’ categories, Miami renters were very satisfied with their living situations and thought they were getting good deals on their apartments. A majority of Miami renters also reported not planning to relocate in the next year, which goes hand in hand with the overall satisfaction score.

2. Oakland, CA

Although Oakland was second overall, this city actually ranked the highest in the ‘Duration’ category, which means a large majority of renters here have lived in their apartments for 5 or more years, so the renter retention is very high. Oakland renters also ranked in the top 10 for the “Good Deal” and “Satisfaction” categories as well.

3. Austin, TX

Austin ranked as having the third happiest renters in the nation overall. Of the top 10 markets, it actually had the highest ‘Satisfaction’ score. This city also ranked near the top for the ‘Pets’ category so a lot of these happy Austin renters also seemed to own pets.

4. San Jose, CA

As the second California city to make this list, San Jose nearly topped the charts for the ‘Duration’ category, ranking just after Oakland. It seems once a renter finds an apartment in the Bay Area that he or she are satisfied with, since San Jose also ranked near the top for apartment satisfaction as well, it’s tough to leave.

5. Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia made it into our top five markets with a majority of renters satisfied with their living situation and believing that they are getting a good deal on their apartments.

6. Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles was the third California city to make it onto this list, but the first in Southern California. Los Angeles renters ranked especially high in the ‘Duration’ category, spending many years in their apartment, and near the top for ‘Satisfaction’ and ‘Good Deal’ as well.

7. Boston, MA

Boston ranked very highly in the ‘Good Deal’ and ‘Satisfaction’ categories, catapulting it up to be seventh overall.

8. Honolulu, HI

Pulled up by it’s especially high scores in the ‘Relocation’ and ‘Good Deal’ categories, Honolulu ranked as the 8th happiest city with renters believing that they are getting a good deal on their apartment and not looking to move away from the island life any time soon.

9. Portland, OR

The majority of Portland renters believed that they were getting a good deal and do not plan to relocate in the next year, which was compelling enough to lift this city up to ninth. Notably, Portland renters also owned the most pets of the top 10 cities!

10. San Diego, CA

Rounding out our top 10 list and experiencing similar trends to the other California cities, San Diego ranked highly in the ‘Duration’ and ‘Good Deal’ categories. It seems like it must take a lot for California renters, whether in the North or South, to move apartments. Notably, of the top 10 cities, San Diego actually had the most hometown pride.

Données complètes

Classement général	Ville	Good Deal Rank	Satisfaction Rank	5+ Years Duration Rank	Relocation Rank	Hometown Pride Rank	Pets Rank
1	Miami, Floride	1	5	18	12	21	24
2	Oakland, Californie	8	8	1	32	45	18
3	Austin, Texas	2	2	44	22	46	14
4	San José, Californie	18	6	2	37	18	37
5	Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie	4	11	25	20	16	27
6	Los Angeles, Californie	14	12	5	29	30	20
7	Boston, Massachusetts	7	7	27	23	32	29
8	Honolulu, Hawaï	6	26	12	3	24	50
9	Portland, Oregon	13	15	22	17	23	3
10	San Diego, Californie	11	27	7	16	14	13
11	New York, NY	19	13	8	10	33	46
12	Sacramento, Californie	15	41	4	4	9	19
13	Minneapolis, Minnesota	32	9	10	27	17	10
14	San Francisco, Californie	24	3	35	33	44	47
15	Long Beach, Californie	20	4	21	46	12	33
16	Chicago, Illinois	9	21	28	26	11	42
17	Nouvelle-Orléans, Louisiane	5	24	38	24	5	37
18	Baltimore, Maryland	17	20	23	19	20	40
19	Houston, Texas	33	25	32	2	42	31
20	Washington, D.C.	10	17	37	34	43	34
21	Charlotte, Caroline du Nord	27	33	31	1	31	49
22	Buffalo, New York	25	15	18	48	2	12
23	Providence, Rhode Island	3	29	45	41	3	25
24	Nashville, Tennessee	31	22	47	5	39	8
25	Las Vegas, Nevada	36	35	17	8	26	22
26	Denver, Colorado	39	18	43	21	22	2
27	Raleigh, Caroline du Nord	22	29	41	36	15	9
28	Memphis, Tennessee	16	44	33	14	10	39
29	Salt Lake City, Utah	25	19	46	40	18	4
30	Saint-Pétersbourg, Floride	21	23	48	9	46	15
31	Seattle, WA	42	32	24	6	35	26
32	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanie	23	36	39	35	7	17
33	Chandler, Arizona	47	1	50	37	26	16
34	Boise, Idaho	46	42	13	15	13	1
35	Orlando, Floride	34	29	42	11	48	11
36	Richmond, Virginie	36	37	36	28	6	23
37	Atlanta, Géorgie	35	40	30	13	37	45
38	Dallas, Texas	41	28	34	31	40	36
39	Saint-Louis, Missouri	44	45	9	24	4	28
40	Phoenix, Arizona	45	39	29	30	24	6
41	Anaheim, Californie	36	46	3	43	26	21
42	Fort Worth, Texas	30	48	6	43	8	35
43	Akron, Ohio	28	49	18	42	1	48
44	Fort Lauderdale, Floride	48	47	11	7	41	41
45	Durham, Caroline du Nord	49	14	13	43	50	29
46	Madison, Wisconsin	40	10	49	48	49	7
47	Santa Ana, Californie	43	34	26	47	36	43
48	Aurora, Colorado	12	50	15	39	34	32
49	Newark, NJ	29	43	16	50	29	43
50	Tampa, Floride	50	38	40	18	38	5

Méthodologie

To determine the cities with the happiest renters, we took the top 50 cities from our monthly National Rent Report and analyzed data from our Rapport 2019 sur l'état des locataires américains on 6 key metrics. These metrics included:

• % of respondents who thought they were getting a good deal on their apartment
• % of respondents who were satisfied with their current living situation
• % of respondents who have lived in their apartment for 5+ years
• % of respondents who were not planning to relocate in the next year
• % of respondents who went to college in their hometown or considered moving back to their hometown after graduation
• % of respondents who owned at least 1 pet

Each city then received a rank for each metric and then a weighted score for each metric. For the weightings, good deal, satisfaction, and apartment retention each accounted for 25% of the score, no plans on relocating accounted for 15%, and hometown pride and pets each accounted for 5%. The final ranking was determined by adding up each city’s weighted scores to see who scored highest overall.