The website took a tone at 23 metric unit to come up with their top 100 list — in case you ’re thinking of moving anytime soon .
The best place for your pet is wherever you are , but perhaps it ’s worth consider moving to a locale where the veterinary surgeon trips are cheap , there are plenty of favorite - friendly businesses , and the weather condition ’s mostly dainty .
WalletHub see all that — and enough more — in its 2021 ranking of the most pet - friendly United States city . It evaluated the 100 big U.S. cities , and the ones in the top 10 mark off all the boxes for you and your pet ’s needs .
Back in the Pack dog portraits / Getty
Researchers determined the scores by evaluating 23 prosody that were separated into three categories : pet budget , pet wellness and health , and outdoor pet friendliness . Cities could earn a maximum of 100 points .
favored health and wellness was the largest class , containing 14 metrics worth a sum of 50 points . Its metrics measured the phone number of pet health professional and caretakers in the area ; pet - friendly retailers ; and the strong suit of animal - safety Torah among other thing . The pet budget category measures things likeveterinary costsandinsurance premiumswhile the out-of-door pet friendliness section pass judgment outdoor amenities ( likedog parks ) .
Anyhow , you could read more about the methodological analysis and see WalletHub ’s full rankingshere . But here are the top 10 metropolis from the list :
10. New Orleans
The urban center with possibly the best food for thought in the U.S. scored middle of the route for budget and outside conveniences — No . 34 and 44 , severally — but it outrank No . 10 in the pet wellness and health family , which is the most authoritative category for a reasonableness .
9. San Diego
The beach ! It ’s no wonder the Southern California city rank No . 8 for its outdoor preferent amenities . It ranks even higher for health and wellness ( No . 2 ) , but it’swaydown there for favourite budget , ranked 92 out of 100 . So the outdoors are nice and your favourite has every opportunity to be healthy , but your vet bills might be exorbitant .
8. Cincinnati
Cincy nailed the consistency aspect of this . Its rankings for all three categories were n’t particularly in high spirits , but they were each in the top half — No . 19 ( budget ) , 20 ( wellness and health ) , and 38 ( outdoors ) . Justavoid the chili .
7. St. Petersburg, Fla.
Another city on the water system , St. Petersburg scab highest in the health and wellness family ( No . 9 ) and stays in the top half for budget ( No . 42 ) and the outdoors ( No . 29 ) . Seems nice !
6. St Louis
Another " St. " metropolis ( though St. Paul , Minn. , is much further down at No . 33 ) . upstanding scotch all around : No . 18 for budget , 16 for health and health , and 39 for outdoors . The better barbecue , however , isfour hours west on Interstate 70 .
5. Birmingham, Ala.
It ’s cheap ( No . 9 for budget ) and ranks well for health and health resource ( No . 16 ) , but , woof , it is low down the list for thing to do out of doors at No . 77 . If you have an indoor dog or cat , though , this might be the position !
4. Las Vegas
Sin City — do citizenry still call it that?—ranks 1st for outdoor pet fun , even though it ’s just about 250 degree there at all times . Your budget wo n’t take too much of a hit ( grade No . 32 ) and your pet wellness option are decent , too at No . 34 .
3. Orlando, Fla.
Now we ’re into the heavy hitters . Orlando is No . 3 for pet health and health ( again , the highest - weight family ) while ranking a reasonable 31 and 34 for budget and outside , respectively . Plus : Disney World !
2. Tampa, Fla.
Why Tampa and St. Petersburg are freestanding is beyond me but whatever . Like its neighboring city , Tampa rates highly for wellness and wellness ( No . 5 ) while its outdoor amenity come in at No . 13 . Its budget rating is an unimpressive 42 .
1. Scottsdale, Ariz.
When you could make the top five in two category , you ’ve got this ball game acquire . WalletHub place Scottsdale in the No . 1 spot for pet health and health and the No . 3 time slot for outdoor amenities . So folks living there have raft of ways to keep their pets dynamic and healthy . Butttt … it is expensive , ranking No . 71 in that category .
