It’s a dog’s world.
Pet Adoption Skyrocketed during the COVID Pandemic.
Some households that already had pets adopted more and some without pets became first-time pet parents. Today, approximately 70% of US households or some 90.5M families own a pet, according to the 2021-22 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association.
Dogs are the most popular pet to own, by far. Second to dogs come cats, fish and birds, according to www.petfoodindustry.com.
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Take a look at these age group stats concerning dog ownership:
- 16-24 – 41.27%
- 25-34 – 41.47%
- 35-44 – 59.88%
- 45-54 – 41.24%
With those kinds of percentages, it makes sense that many home buyers want to know the best and worst places for their dogs to live, right?
Recent Study Ranked 174 Large Cities as Best & Worst Places for Dogs
LawnStarter used four categories to measure the places that are best and worst for our dogs. Walkability scores (the number of daily errands that could be done without using a car), environment (dog parks and dog-friendly trails), services (availability of local dog-walking services and hourly rates, and safety (crime stats and pedestrian fatalities) were the metrics used.
Data for the metrics came from AllTrails.com, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Neighborhoodscout.com, Petsitter.com. Walkscore.com and other LawnStarter studies.
LawnStarter Highest and Lowest Rankings of Towns for Dogs
Highest Ranking Dog Walking Cities – Higher to Lower
- Portland OR – environment (1st in this metric) and walkability
- San Francisco CA – walkability and environment
- Oakland CA – environment and walkability
- Las Vegas NV – environment and services
- Boise ID – environment and safety
- Los Angeles CA – environment and walkability
- New York NY – walkability and environment
- Washington DC – walkability (1st in this metric) and environment
- Colorado Springs CO – environment and services
- Jersey City NJ – walkability and safety
Lowest Ranking Dog Walking Cities – Lower to Higher
- Tulsa OK – safety and environment
- Laredo TX – environment and walkability
- Fayetteville NC – walkability and environment
- Macon GA – safety and walkability
- Montgomery AL – walkability and environment
- Memphis TN – services and safety
- Garland TX – services and safety
- Port St. Lucie FL – walkability (last in this metric) and services
- Wichita KS – environment and service
- Jackson MS – safety and environment
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Thanks to LawnStarter and The New York Times.
