The aim of this study was to research the effects of this diversity on urban developments in terms of people's satisfaction and highlight the developments in the future. Since Düzce was the most seriously damaged city after the earthquakes, it has been a good example for the study. The questionnaires in the research were semi-standard and they were administered to randomly chosen 507 people. The data found were evaluated by statistical analysis methods and some suggestions were given by making comparisons. Varimax rotation factor analysis was used in the explanation of the factors that affect the selection and satisfaction of residential areas and correlation analysis was used in stating the relationship of those with participants' characteristics. In conclusion, in the changing residence satisfaction according to the participants' characteristics, the local administration has to improve mainly the effective factors in order to increase the satisfaction of the residents living in the dwellings in the city centre. In order to increase the satisfaction of those far from the city center, the factors that are explained by the distance from the administrative and vital units have to be improved. © 2006 Asian Network for Scientific Information.