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Cities with the most pet-friendly landlords

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Published  July 3, 2025 3:45pm CDT
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The Brief

    • Your chances of finding a pet-friendly rental are higher in some cities than others.
    • A recent Zillow analysis found that landlords who allow pets get their listings rented faster.

Landlords who allow pets in their rentals tend to rent their homes faster than those who don’t, and your chances of finding a pet-friendly rental will be higher depending on which state you live in, a new Zillow analysis found. 

According to Zillow, more than half of rentals listed on Zillow allow pets, which is in line with the nearly 6 in 10 renters who are pet owners. 

Top cities for pet-friendly rentals 

Local perspective:

Texas ranked at the top of the list for cities with the most pet-friendly rentals. The top three cities – Austin, Dallas and San Antonio – are all in the Lone Star state, but Texas also has the city with the fewest pet-friendly rentals. Only 38% of landlords in Houston allow pets, according to Zillow. 

Here are the top 10 cities for pet-friendly rentals: 

  1. Austin, Texas (80%)
  2. Dallas, Texas (79%)
  3. San Antonio, Texas (78%)
  4. Nashville, Tennessee (77%)
  5. Denver, Colorado (77%)
  6. Kansas City, Missouri (76%)
  7. Charlotte, North Carolina (72%)
  8. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (72%)
  9. Raleigh, North Carolina (72%)
  10. Tampa, Florida (71%)

Cities with the fewest pet-friendly rentals

  1. Houston, Texas (38%)
  2. Providence, Rhode Island (43%)
  3. Hartford, Connecticut (43%)
  4. San Jose, California (44%)
  5. Las Vegas, Nevada (45%)
  6. Buffalo, New York (47%)
  7. Detroit, Michigan (48%)
  8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (50%)
  9. Cleveland, Ohio (50%)
  10. Miami, Florida (51%)

FILE - A "For Rent" sign in Huber Heights, Ohio, Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Pet-friendly landlords find tenants faster

By the numbers:

Zillow says pet-friendly listings got 9% more views, 12% more saves and 11% more shares than rentals that don’t allow pets. On average, they rented eight days faster, but in some cities that number is much higher. Pet-friendly rentals in the New York City area rented an average of 26 days faster than those that don’t allow pets. 

What they're saying:

Zillow rental data shows that renters have more leverage than they’ve had in years after last year’s construction boom for multifamily housing. With the median age of renters rising, more renters now have pets. Allowing pets, Zillow says, "can make a difference in leasing out a unit quickly."

The Source: This report includes information from Zillow, which reviewed its own listings for the data. 

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