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Mattress Reviews & Ratings – Summary

Based on 16,764 Actual Consumer Experiences

April 21, 2013
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What You Need To Know

1. Innerspring beds tend to rate considerably lower than most other mattress types, including memory foam, air and latex.

2. Paying more for a mattress does not necessarily result in higher owner satisfaction.

3. Some bed types perform better than others in preventing and relieving pain, including back, hip and shoulder pain.

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– e.g., Sealy, Sleep Number, Tempur-Pedic, latex mattresses.


Owner Satisfaction Comparison by Mattress Type

Click on a mattress type below for detailed ratings and further comparison.

Mattress Type
(sample size)
Owner Satisfaction
Air 
(2,046) 
   78%
Futon 
(1,478) 
   74%
Innerspring 
(4,189) 
   62%
Latex 
(652) 
   80%
Memory Foam 
(6,135) 
   81%
Water 
(311) 
   79%

Owner Satisfaction Comparison By Mattress Brand

The following chart includes many of the more popular mattress brands (in alphabetical order). Click on a brand for detailed ratings based on actual consumer experiences.

Do not assume that you personally will be satisfied with a highest- or top-rated mattress. You should learn about the characteristics, pros and cons of any mattress before buying to ensure as much as possible that it is right for you personally.

Mattress Brand
(mattress type)
Owner Satisfaction
Bed in a Box 
(memory foam) 
   86%
Bob-O-Pedic 
(memory foam) 
   78%
Bodipedic 
(memory foam) 
   82%
Comforpedic 
(memory foam) 
   84%
Comfortaire 
(airbed) 
   83%
Comfort Dreams 
(memory foam) 
   79%
Englander 
(foam, spring, latex) 
   63%
iComfort 
(memory foam) 
   81%
Ikea 
(spring, foam, latex) 
   75%
King Koil 
(innerspring) 
   60%
Kingsdown 
(innerspring) 
   62%
Night Therapy 
(memory foam) 
   82%
Restonic 
(innerspring) 
   58%
Sealy Posturepedic 
(innerspring) 
   65%
Serta 
    (innerspring) 
   63%
Simmons Beautyrest 
  (innerspring) 
   63%
Sleep Innov/Novaform 
  (memory foam) 
   78%
Sleep Number 
(airbed) 
   78%
Sleep Science (Ara) 
(memory foam) 
   77%
Spa Sensations 
(memory foam) 
   82%
Stearns & Foster 
(innerspring & latex) 
   58%
Tempur-Pedic 
(memory foam) 
   81%

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About Our Unbiased Mattress Research

Our mattress reviews and ratings are based on over 16,500 actual mattress consumer experiences. At least 65% of our collected data is gathered from approximately 900 online message boards / discussion groups.

The remaining data is collected from consumer reviews on retailer web sites and credible product review sites.

Refer to our research sources and methodology for additional information.

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