Top 10 Dog-Friendly Cities In The U.S.

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

See how they chose the most dog-friendly cities.

 

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

See why these cities were chosen.

 

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