Los Angeles renters aren't overjoyed. According to the Apartment List Renter Survey from Apartment List, Los Angeles has a C+ renter satisfaction score. Commute time, school quality and affordability were key characteristics that lowered the score. San Francisco topped the renter satisfaction list nationally, along with Boston, MA, Denver, CO, Charlotte, NC, while Baltimore, MD, Memphis, TN and Detroit, MI, received the lowest scores. We sat down with Sydney Bennet, a senior research associate at Apartment List to talk about L.A.'s score.

GlobeSt.com: L.A.'s renter's satisfaction rating is a C+. What are some of the reasons that Los Angeles renters are unhappy?

Sydney Bennet: Los Angeles renters are most dissatisfied with commute time, quality of schools, affordability and pet-friendliness, which all earned D grades. The dissatisfaction with commute time is likely linked to both LA's notorious traffic, and affordability concerns, as many renters move further away from work in search of more affordable rentals.