The Ten Most Pet-Friendly Cities in the United States!

• Colorado Springs ranks as the most pet-friendly city in the US, featuring the largest number of vet assistants and technicians
  per 1,000 jobs and highly

  for the percentage of hotels allowing pets.

• Madison ranks as the second most pet-friendly city, offering the fifth cheapest cat and dog insurance quotes compared to all US cities.

• Portland ranked as the third most of pet-friendly US city, scoring well across several factors, including the second-highest number of dog parks per 100,000 people. 

Colorado Springs ranked as the most pet-friendly US city, with an index score of 63.85 out of 100. The state ranked highly for several factors
that support a pet-friendly environment , including 8th for the percentage of hotels allowing pets at 61.6% and 1st for air quality having the
lowest number of pollutants. The city also holds the title for the third most veterinarians at 0.949 per 1,000 jobs.

Scoring 63.58 out of 100, Madison, Wisconsin, ranked as the second-most pet-friendly US state. This city has the fifth cheapest average dog insurance quote of $41.18 and average cat insurance of $16.04.

Portland, Oregon, was found to be the third-most pet friendly city in the US, with a score of 62.47 out of 100. Per 1,000 jobs, Portland has the fourth highest number of vet assistant and technician jobs at 131,200, many people on hand to support your furry friend.

Tucson, Arizona, is fourth on the list, scoring 61.90 out of 100 across the 19 factors.

Lexington, Kentucky, ranked as the fifth best city for pet lovers and their pets in the US, with a pet-friendly Index Score of 61.22 out of 100. The city has the highest number of veterinarians registered per 1,000 jobs at 1.074. Compared with all other US cities, this bluegrass state city has the highest number of pet caretakers so that your pet can be looked after when you are away.

Raleigh, North Carolina, ranked sixth with a pet-friendly Index Score of 60.97. This south-eastern city has the fifth highest percentage of hotels that allow pets at 64.4% of the total as well as the fifth highest number of veterinarians at 0.908 per 1,000.

San Diego, California, scores 59.59 out of 100, making it the tenth most pet-friendly US cities.

Christopher Masanto – Co-Founder & CEO of The PetLab Co., commented:

“This data provides a fascinating insight into which cities offer pet lovers the best and most affordable experience for their furry friends. Colorado Springs stands out as a top spot for pet lovers, due to its highly combined ratings for several factors that contribute to a strong environment for a pet.

“A pet’s well-being is a huge priority to their owners and there are many factors that contribute to their quality of life including green space, veterinary check-ups and insurance for the pet owners’ piece of mind.

Please find the link to the study here: https://thepetlabco.com/blogs/dogs/the-most-pet-friendly-us-cities

• Average veterinarian annual income
• Veterinarians per 1,000 jobs
• Average pet caretaker annual income
• Pet caretakers per 1,000 jobs
• Average dog insurance

• Average cat insurance
• % of hotels allowing pets
• Number of pet friendly restaurants per 100k
• Pet-friendly restaurant average rating
• Cost of vet office visit

• Full vaccine cost (dog)
• Full vaccine cost (cat)
• Parks as a % of city area
• Number of dog parks per 100k
• Air quality index

State size, national parks and landmarks, hiking trails, RV parks, paid and free campsites, average fuel prices, average yearly rainfall,
diversity of plant and animal species,  national park death rates, deaths caused by dangerous animal or plant exposure. 

Methodology:

Indicator data was sourced from the sources listed above. When necessary, indicators were first scaled to population by dividing by the
population of the city and multiplying by 100,000. Some indicators were transformed using the log transformation to reduce skew in
their distributions, these indicators are marked in yellow in the index. The indicators were then min-max scaled from 0 to 10, and
negative indicators such as annual precipitation were subtracted from 10 to invert their scoring. These 10 point scores represent a
relative index, rather than absolute. Each variable is ranked relative to the variable’s range in other cities, such that a score of zero
represents the worst among the locations, and a score of 10 represents the best among the locations. The scaled indicators were then
indexed using the weightings above the table.