Depending on who you ask (or who does the polling), you’re likely to get a different answer to the most dog-friendly cities in America every time.
The reason for the differences is that each person (or poll) solicits responses from different subsets of people.
In my opinion, if a particular city shows up on anyone’s list of the top dog-friendly cities, you can bet it’s a great place for dogs to live and visit!
Here are the Top 10 best cities for dogs to live and visit, according to a number of different sources…
According to Rent.com:
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#1 New York City
#2 Chicago, Illinois
#3 Boston, Massachusetts
#4 Houston, Texas
#5 San Francisco, California
#6 Austin, Texas
#7 Washington, DC
#8 Portland, Oregon
#9 Charleston, South Carolina
#10 Ann Arbor, Michigan
According to Forbes Magazine:
#1 Colorado Springs, Colorado
#2 Portland, Oregon
#3 Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 Austin, Texas
#5 Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 Kansas City, Missouri
#8 St. Louis, Missouri
#9 Seattle, Washington
#10 Denver, Colorado
See how and why those made the list of Top 10 Pet Friendly Cities.
According to DogFriendly.com:
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#1 San Francisco, California
#2 Austin, Texas
#3 Boston, Massachusetts
#4 Northern Virginia
#5 Portland, Oregon
#6 Charleston, South Carolina
#7 Chicago, Illinois
#8 San Diego, California
#9 New York, New York
#10 Ann Arbor, Michigan
According to MSNBC:
#1 San Diego, California
#2 Chicago, Illinois
#3 Seattle, Washington
#4 New York City
#5 Alexandria, Virginia
#6 Portland, Oregon
#7 San Francisco, California
#8 South Lake Tahoe, California
#9 Los Angeles, California
#10 Boston, Massachusetts
According to TopTenz & Bully Sticks For Dogs:
#1 Austin, Texas
#2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
#3 Orlando, Florida
#4 New York City
#5 Chicago, Illinois
#6 Seattle, Washington
#7 Portland, Oregon
#8 Carmel, California
#9 Long Beach, California
#10 San Diego, California
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