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Renter Livability and Satisfaction Survey
Top Cities for Renters List 2005

Released Winter 2005

Sort by: Livability Rank, Region, Satisfaction, Affordability, Renter’s Markets (Vacancy),
PMI Housing Bubble Index*

The Cities | Methodology

Rank MSA Score
1 Raleigh, NC 91.17
2 Ann Arbor, MI 87.46
3 Fort Wayne, IN 87.29
4 Grand Rapids, MI 86.45
5 Kalamazoo, MI 86.40
6 Athens, GA 86.19
7 Lansing, MI 86.04
8 Sarasota/ Bradenton, FL 85.50
9 Charleston, SC 85.46
10 Salt Lake City, UT 85.28
11 Killeen, TX 83.68
12 College Station, TX 83.16
13 Greensboro, NC 83.00
14 Indianapolis, IN 82.93
15 Corpus Christi, TX 82.86
16 Oklahoma City, OK 82.82
17 Omaha, NE 82.73
18 Kansas City, MO 82.43
19 Davis, CA 82.43
20 Knoxville, TN 82.31
21 Portland, OR 81.77
22 Atlanta, GA 81.38
23 Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC 81.29
24 Cleveland, OH 81.28
25 Chicago, IL 81.05
26 Cincinnati, OH 80.67
27 Detroit/ Southfield/ Livonia/ Dearborn, MI 80.23
28 Pittsburgh, PA 80.11
29 Charlotte, NC 79.91
30 Denver, CO 79.88
31 Nashville, TN 79.83
32 Colorado Springs, CO 79.80
33 Long Island (Nassau/Suffolk) 79.62
34 Gainesville, FL 79.55
35 Tulsa, OK 79.25
36 Fort Worth, Arlington, TX 78.58
37 Seattle/ Bellevue/ Everett 78.49
38 Olympia, WA 78.34
39 Houston, TX 78.30
40 Dallas, TX 78.11
41 Madison, WI 77.92
42 Columbia, SC 77.75
43 Tacoma, WA 77.02
44 Milwaukee, WI 76.80
45 Richmond, VA 76.77
46 Galveston, TX 76.77
47 Birmingham, AL 76.47
48 Lexington, KY 76.38
49 Austin, TX 76.36
50 Virginia Beach/ Norfolk/ Newport News, VA/ NC 76.05
Rank MSA Score
51 Columbus, OH 75.99
52 Harrisburg, PA 75.65
53 Boulder, CO 75.35
54 San Antonio, TX 75.05
55 Phoenix, AZ 74.95
56 Waco, TX 74.09
57 Jacksonville, FL 73.51
58 Memphis, TN 73.42
59 Wilmington, DE & Newark, MD 73.32
60 Melbourne, FL 73.07
61 Oakland, CA 73.01
62 Philadelphia, PA 73.00
63 Tucson, AZ 72.60
64 Manchester, CT 71.73
65 Las Vegas, NV 71.63
66 Washington, DC 71.08
67 St. Louis, MO 70.93
68 Albuquerque, NM 70.86
69 Providence, RI & New Bedford, MA 70.79
70 State College, PA 70.59
71 Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN 69.54
72 Tampa, FL 69.43
73 Tallahassee, FL 69.12
74 Orlando, FL 68.53
75 New Orleans/ Metairie, LA 68.42
76 Edison, NJ 68.37
77 Baltimore, MD 68.26
78 San Jose/ Sunnyvale/ Santa Clara, CA 67.23
79 San Francisco/ San Mateo/ Redwood City, CA 66.17
80 Baton Rouge, LA 66.16
81 Newark, NJ 65.90
82 Boston, MA 65.69
83 Anaheim, CA 64.26
84 Des Moines, IA 64.11
85 Sacramento, CA 63.95
86 West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, FL 63.06
87 Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, FL 61.88
88 San Diego, CA 61.53
89 New York, NY 61.26
90 Jersey City, NJ 61.05
91 New Haven, CT 60.92
92 Riverside, San Bernadino, CA 59.01
93 Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, CA 57.40
94 Miami, FL 55.86
95 Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA 53.81