Why is it so hard to find an apartment here?

Finding a studio/1br apartment near downtown is almost impossible. The place I was able to move into (in liberty) stinks like cigarettes and must, the lock to my front door was broken the first three days, the plumbing is leaking, and they charge $5 for a load of laundry. I don’t want to complain but there’s gotta be better places to live here.