Tucson ranks high on the list of dog-friendly cities
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These cities are good places to live if your best friend has four legs and gives sloppy kisses.
To find the most dog-friendly cities, SmartAsset.com looked at such metrics as the number of dog parks and dog-friendly restaurants and shopping centers.
Of Tucson Lauren Perez wrote: Tucson "scores well partially due to its affordable homes. But, of course, the city can offer you and your cuddly canine more than just a nice pad! Making its way up six spots from last year’s ranking, Tucson has the eighth-most dog-friendly shopping centers in the study and over 50 dog-friendly restaurants. Old Pueblo’s desert climate means a low number of rainy days, too, so you and your dog can head out and bask in the sun."
Just don't leave your dog in a hot car or make him or her walk on excruciatingly hot pavement!
Research by SmartAsset.com. Read the full article here.
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City: Seattle, Washington
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 2.09
Dog-friendly restaurants: 103
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 2
Walk score: 73
Annual average precipitation days: 107.8
Index: 65.14
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City: Boston, Massachusetts
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 2.09
Dog-friendly restaurants: 65
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 10
Walk score: 81
Annual average precipitation days: 81.5
Index: 65.81
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City: Glendale, Arizona
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.26
Dog-friendly restaurants: 12
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 4
Walk score: 40
Annual average precipitation days: 18.4
Index: 66.48
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City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 0.32
Dog-friendly restaurants: 111
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 8
Walk score: 78
Annual average precipitation days: 74.2
Index: 66.7
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City: Los Angeles, California
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 0.28
Dog-friendly restaurants: 136
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 4
Walk score: 66
Annual average precipitation days: 25.1
Index: 68.49
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City: Houston, Texas
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 0.71
Dog-friendly restaurants: 129
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 2
Walk score: 48
Annual average precipitation days: 61.6
Index: 68.6
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City: St. Petersburg, Florida
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 2.37
Dog-friendly restaurants: 58
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 0
Walk score: 42
Annual average precipitation days: 70.5
Index: 69.27
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City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.72
Dog-friendly restaurants: 46
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 0
Walk score: 68
Annual average precipitation days: 57
Index: 70.16
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City: St. Louis, Missouri
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.58
Dog-friendly restaurants: 35
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 0
Walk score: 64
Annual average precipitation days: 68.6
Index: 71.27
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City: Tampa, Florida
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 3.35
Dog-friendly restaurants: 64
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 0
Walk score: 49
Annual average precipitation days: 71.8
Index: 71.49
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City: Washington, D.C.
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.67
Dog-friendly restaurants: 111
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 3
Walk score: 66
Annual average precipitation days: 76
Index: 71.83
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City: Arlington, Virginia
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 3.53
Dog-friendly restaurants: 110
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 2
Walk score: 68
Annual average precipitation days: 76
Index: 73.72
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City: Long Beach, California
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.9
Dog-friendly restaurants: 45
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 0
Walk score: 69
Annual average precipitation days: 25.1
Index: 77.62
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City: Austin, Texas
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.31
Dog-friendly restaurants: 166
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 7
Walk score: 39
Annual average precipitation days: 50.4
Index: 77.95
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City: Scottsdale, Arizona
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.3
Dog-friendly restaurants: 117
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 17
Walk score: 32
Annual average precipitation days: 18.4
Index: 78.62
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City: Chicago, Illinois
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 0.84
Dog-friendly restaurants: 130
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 3
Walk score: 78
Annual average precipitation days: 61.7
Index: 80.73
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City: Phoenix, Arizona
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 0.59
Dog-friendly restaurants: 158
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 13
Walk score: 40
Annual average precipitation days: 18.4
Index: 82.07
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City: Sacramento, California
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 2.27
Dog-friendly restaurants: 60
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 3
Walk score: 46
Annual average precipitation days: 39.7
Index: 83.18
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City: New York, New York
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.5
Dog-friendly restaurants: 179
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 4
Walk score: 89
Annual average precipitation days: 76
Index: 84.19
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City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 4.24
Dog-friendly restaurants: 43
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 2
Walk score: 40
Annual average precipitation days: 14.2
Index: 85.52
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City: Denver, Colorado
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.36
Dog-friendly restaurants: 81
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 4
Walk score: 60
Annual average precipitation days: 43.5
Index: 86.41
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City: San Diego, California
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.09
Dog-friendly restaurants: 200
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 7
Walk score: 50
Annual average precipitation days: 28.1
Index: 89.87
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City: Tucson, Arizona
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 1.33
Dog-friendly restaurants: 53
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 4
Walk score: 41
Annual average precipitation days: 22.7
Index: 90.09
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City: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 2.33
Dog-friendly restaurants: 56
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 3
Walk score: 42
Annual average precipitation days: 28
Index: 90.65
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City: San Francisco, California
Dog parks per 100,000 residents: 3.40
Dog-friendly restaurants: 171
Dog-friendly shopping centers: 3
Walk score: 86
Annual average precipitation days: 49
Index: 100
To find the most dog-friendly cities, SmartAsset.com looked at such metrics as the number of dog parks and dog-friendly restaurants and shopping centers.
Of Tucson Lauren Perez wrote: Tucson "scores well partially due to its affordable homes. But, of course, the city can offer you and your cuddly canine more than just a nice pad! Making its way up six spots from last year’s ranking, Tucson has the eighth-most dog-friendly shopping centers in the study and over 50 dog-friendly restaurants. Old Pueblo’s desert climate means a low number of rainy days, too, so you and your dog can head out and bask in the sun."
Just don't leave your dog in a hot car or make him or her walk on excruciatingly hot pavement!
Research by SmartAsset.com. Read the full article here.
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