Traveling with your pooch? The best and worst states for pet-friendly renting

The best cities to find a pet-friendly rental property in the USA include New York City, Charlotte, Arlington and Fort Worth. (Shutterstock)

STATEN ISLAND N.Y.-- When you decide to move to a new place there are many factors you must consider. Will the new place be in your price range? Is it a nice neighborhood that you could picture yourself living in? Is there a Starbucks nearby? All very important when making a move.

For most people, there is one question that takes top priority: Will the place I rent allow pets?

We all know that even if you decided to move to a new state and found your dream home, if they don’t allow your furry best friend to come along, you’re not moving there.

All About Cats has done the research for you, they’ve found all the best and worst places for pet owners to see all their pet friendly rental options.

By using Zillow, they searched for the available rentals in each US state to determine the percentage of how pet-friendly each state was.

“Looking at the top fifty most populated US cities, we’ve recorded the proportion of properties available to rent that also accept pets,” All About Cats said on their site. “Additionally, we’ve found out the percentage of available rents in each state that will accept a tenant with pets, revealing the best places in the country for pet owners to live.”

In first place in the top 10 most pet-friendly states, is Illinois with 59.87% pet friendly rentals.

  • The best cities to find a pet-friendly rental property in the USA include New York City, Charlotte, Arlington and Fort Worth.
  • The worst cities to find your perfect pet-paradise include Frenso and San Jose in California who only have 4.88% and 6.24% pet-friendly properties.

Here are the Top 10 Best Pet-friendly states:

STATEPET-FRIENDLY PERCENTAGE
ILLINOIS59.87%
MISSISSIPPI52.28%
NEW YORK47.89%
GEORGIA47%
NORTH CAROLINA45.06%
TENNESSEE41.51%
INDIANA39.22%
NEVADA36.76%
ALABAMA36.57%
MISSOURI35%

To view all 50 states, click here.

Here are the Top 10 Worst Pet-Friendly States:

STATEPET-FRIENDLY PERCENTAGE
HAWAII6.09%
ALASKA9.3%
WEST VIRGINIA9.47%
MONTANA9.47%
NEW JERSEY9.52%
MASSACHUSETTS10.16%
RHODE ISLAND10.49%
CONNCETICUT10.9%
LOUISIANA11.73%
MICHIGAN12.49%

To view all 50 states, click here.

New Jersey came in as the 5th worst pet-friendly states. Photo: Playing fetch in the waves in Ocean City, N.J., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

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