Lowest-Friction Dog Move Cities
Directional shortlist of cities with the strongest overall move and lease-risk posture for dog households.
These rankings are directional browse layers built from the move and lease-risk framework. Use them to find candidates, then move into the city risk check, state context, and compare tool before treating any top result as a real move recommendation.
Start with Lexington-Fayette, KY, then clear the state rule layer and compare the same scenario against another city before you commit.
| Rank | City | Move-Fit Grade | Monthly Cost | Vet Access | Climate (Days) | Safety Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | A+ | $183 | 9.05 / 10k | 238 | Elevated |
| #2 | Alabaster, AL | A+ | $192 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #3 | Boone, NC | A+ | $182 | 7.01 / 10k | 256 | Elevated |
| #4 | Helena, AL | A+ | $194 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #5 | Easton, MD | A+ | $185 | 5.96 / 10k | 268 | Elevated |
| #6 | Paris, KY | A+ | $169 | 7.69 / 10k | 238 | Elevated |
| #7 | Chelsea, AL | A+ | $195 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #8 | Celina, OH | A+ | $169 | 7.77 / 10k | 225 | Elevated |
| #9 | Pelham, AL | A+ | $199 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #10 | Calera, AL | A+ | $197 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #11 | Colonial Heights, VA | A+ | $185 | 8.08 / 10k | 251 | Low |
| #12 | Stephenville, TX | A+ | $183 | 9.76 / 10k | 240 | Elevated |
| #13 | Southern Pines, NC | A+ | $187 | 6.48 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #14 | Traverse City, MI | A+ | $175 | 5.69 / 10k | 201 | Elevated |
| #15 | Versailles, KY | A+ | $181 | 7.44 / 10k | 243 | Elevated |
| #16 | Wilmington, NC | A+ | $190 | 6.19 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #17 | Alpena, MI | A+ | $162 | 3.92 / 10k | 206 | Elevated |
| #18 | Durham, NC | A+ | $193 | 6.19 / 10k | 248 | Elevated |
| #19 | Tullahoma, TN | A+ | $174 | 6.47 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #20 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | A+ | $169 | 3.94 / 10k | 194 | Elevated |
| #21 | Manchester, TN | A+ | $175 | 6.47 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #22 | Atchison, KS | A+ | $167 | 6 / 10k | 211 | Low |
| #23 | Lebanon, IN | A+ | $173 | 6.49 / 10k | 227 | Elevated |
| #24 | Austin, MN | A+ | $171 | 5.71 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #25 | Eatontown, NJ | A+ | $224 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #26 | Lansing, MI | A+ | $175 | 4.77 / 10k | 203 | Elevated |
| #27 | Brockton, MA | A+ | $222 | 10 / 10k | 263 | Elevated |
| #28 | Burlington, VT | A+ | $224 | 8.3 / 10k | 201 | Elevated |
| #29 | Long Branch, NJ | A+ | $229 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #30 | Lexington, NE | A+ | $173 | 7.03 / 10k | 206 | Elevated |
| #31 | Pinehurst, NC | A+ | $207 | 6.48 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #32 | Asbury Park, NJ | A+ | $227 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #33 | Cambridge, MD | A+ | $178 | 4.44 / 10k | 254 | Elevated |
| #34 | Essex Junction, VT | A+ | $218 | 8.3 / 10k | 201 | Elevated |
| #35 | Valdosta, GA | A+ | $179 | 5.24 / 10k | 274 | Elevated |
| #36 | Marshall, MN | A+ | $167 | 4.91 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #37 | Severna Park, MD | A+ | $201 | 5.58 / 10k | 268 | Elevated |
| #38 | Danville, KY | A+ | $171 | 5.73 / 10k | 238 | Elevated |
| #39 | Brooklyn Park, MD | A+ | $195 | 5.58 / 10k | 263 | Elevated |
| #40 | Myrtle Grove, NC | A+ | $197 | 6.19 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #41 | Lewisburg, TN | A+ | $174 | 5.34 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #42 | Freehold, NJ | A+ | $232 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #43 | Columbia, MO | A+ | $178 | 5.47 / 10k | 240 | Elevated |
| #44 | Forest Lake, MN | A+ | $189 | 6.74 / 10k | 198 | Elevated |
| #45 | South Burlington, VT | A+ | $229 | 8.3 / 10k | 201 | Elevated |
| #46 | Abington, MA | A+ | $222 | 10 / 10k | 263 | Elevated |
| #47 | Middleburg, FL | A+ | $182 | 5.92 / 10k | 275 | Elevated |
| #48 | East Lansing, MI | A+ | $180 | 4.77 / 10k | 203 | Elevated |
| #49 | Oakdale, MN | A+ | $192 | 6.74 / 10k | 198 | Elevated |
| #50 | Stillwater, MN | A+ | $190 | 6.74 / 10k | 198 | Elevated |
| #51 | Murraysville, NC | A+ | $202 | 6.19 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #52 | Newcastle, OK | A+ | $180 | 7.71 / 10k | 240 | Elevated |
| #53 | Fredericksburg, TX | A+ | $192 | 7.92 / 10k | 263 | Elevated |
| #54 | Raleigh, NC | A+ | $195 | 5.11 / 10k | 248 | Elevated |
| #55 | Winston-Salem, NC | A+ | $180 | 4.2 / 10k | 258 | Elevated |
| #56 | Tallahassee, FL | A+ | $187 | 5.79 / 10k | 259 | Elevated |
| #57 | Grand Rapids, MI | A+ | $183 | 3.99 / 10k | 235 | Elevated |
| #58 | Frederick, MD | A+ | $203 | 5.34 / 10k | 247 | Elevated |
| #59 | Glen Burnie, MD | A+ | $200 | 5.58 / 10k | 234 | Elevated |
| #60 | Wilson, NC | A+ | $176 | 4.15 / 10k | 248 | Elevated |
| #61 | Hagerstown, MD | A+ | $180 | 4.27 / 10k | 236 | Elevated |
| #62 | Manassas, VA | A+ | $208 | 7.82 / 10k | 228 | Low |
| #63 | Annapolis, MD | A+ | $209 | 5.58 / 10k | 268 | Elevated |
| #64 | Haslett, MI | A+ | $179 | 4.77 / 10k | 203 | Elevated |
| #65 | Red Wing, MN | A+ | $174 | 4.61 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #66 | Red Bank, NJ | A+ | $237 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #67 | Effingham, IL | A+ | $165 | 4.95 / 10k | 227 | Elevated |
| #68 | Hickory, NC | A+ | $178 | 4.18 / 10k | 256 | Elevated |
| #69 | Lakeside, FL | A+ | $192 | 5.92 / 10k | 275 | Elevated |
| #70 | Great Bend, KS | A+ | $167 | 5.93 / 10k | 211 | Elevated |
| #71 | Jefferson, GA | A+ | $176 | 4.1 / 10k | 269 | Elevated |
| #72 | Yelm, WA | A+ | $211 | 10 / 10k | 337 | Elevated |
| #73 | Cairo, GA | A+ | $169 | 4.09 / 10k | 269 | Elevated |
| #74 | Greensboro, NC | A+ | $183 | 4.27 / 10k | 252 | Elevated |
| #75 | Wyoming, MI | A+ | $181 | 3.99 / 10k | 235 | Elevated |
| #76 | Cottage Grove, MN | A+ | $199 | 6.74 / 10k | 198 | Elevated |
| #77 | Tinton Falls, NJ | A+ | $242 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #78 | Lake Shore, MD | A+ | $207 | 5.58 / 10k | 268 | Elevated |
| #79 | Waterloo, IL | A+ | $172 | 4.97 / 10k | 225 | Elevated |
| #80 | Bolivar, MO | A+ | $170 | 4.88 / 10k | 226 | Elevated |
| #81 | Rolesville, NC | A+ | $178 | 5.11 / 10k | 248 | Elevated |
| #82 | West Freehold, NJ | A+ | $242 | 10 / 10k | 260 | Elevated |
| #83 | North Mankato, MN | A+ | $173 | 4.46 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #84 | Gainesville, FL | A+ | $186 | 5.21 / 10k | 272 | Elevated |
| #85 | High Point, NC | A+ | $181 | 4.27 / 10k | 252 | Elevated |
| #86 | Woodbury, MN | A+ | $205 | 6.74 / 10k | 198 | Elevated |
| #87 | Sanford, NC | A+ | $178 | 3.53 / 10k | 267 | Elevated |
| #88 | Okemos, MI | A+ | $185 | 4.77 / 10k | 203 | Elevated |
| #89 | Marquette, MI | A+ | $175 | 3.62 / 10k | 204 | Elevated |
| #90 | Fayetteville, GA | A+ | $200 | 6.13 / 10k | 244 | Elevated |
| #91 | Aberdeen, MD | A+ | $191 | 4.76 / 10k | 249 | Elevated |
| #92 | Havre de Grace, MD | A+ | $190 | 4.76 / 10k | 249 | Elevated |
| #93 | St. Peter, MN | A+ | $174 | 4.46 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #94 | Waynesville, NC | A+ | $183 | 4.97 / 10k | 239 | Elevated |
| #95 | Pontiac, MI | A+ | $176 | 4.13 / 10k | 210 | Elevated |
| #96 | Midland, MI | A+ | $176 | 3.54 / 10k | 208 | Elevated |
| #97 | Zionsville, IN | A+ | $198 | 6.49 / 10k | 227 | Elevated |
| #98 | Holt, MI | A+ | $187 | 4.77 / 10k | 203 | Elevated |
| #99 | Edgewood, MD | A+ | $194 | 4.76 / 10k | 249 | Elevated |
| #100 | Hannibal, MO | A+ | $170 | 4.13 / 10k | 240 | Elevated |