Dog Friendliness Ranking — California

Updated June 22, 2026

Explore how cities across California compare on Dog Friendliness. Scores reflect neighborhood-level data aggregated to the city level. How dog friendliness is measured →

Top Dog Friendliness Cities in California

#1
Shelter Cove9.8

#2
Pine Mountain Club9.8

#3
Black Point-Green Point9.8

#4
Strawberry9.7

#5
Lucas Valley-Marinwood9.7

#6
Oak Park9.7

#7
Santa Venetia9.6

#8
Agua Dulce9.6

#9
Sunnyside-Tahoe City9.6

#10
Larkspur9.4

Full California Dog Friendliness City Ranking

State average:6.94— scores above this beat the state average
CityScoreState Rankvs. State Avg
Shelter Cove9.8#1+2.9
Pine Mountain Club9.8#2+2.9
Black Point-Green Point9.8#3+2.9
Strawberry9.7#4+2.8
Lucas Valley-Marinwood9.7#5+2.8
Oak Park9.7#6+2.8
Santa Venetia9.6#7+2.7
Agua Dulce9.6#8+2.7
Sunnyside-Tahoe City9.6#9+2.7
Larkspur9.4#10+2.5
Alto9.3#11+2.4
Mill Valley9.3#12+2.4
Del Monte Forest9.2#13+2.3
Stanford9.2#14+2.3
Danville9#15+2.1
Baywood Park9#16+2.1
Ladera Ranch8.9#17+2
Cameron Park8.9#18+2
Novato8.9#19+2
Lafayette8.8#20+1.9
Calabasas8.7#21+1.8
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley8.7#22+1.8
Agoura Hills8.7#23+1.8
San Rafael8.7#24+1.8
Isla Vista8.6#25+1.7
Lake Arrowhead8.6#26+1.7
Davis8.5#27+1.6
San Clemente8.5#28+1.6
Olde Stockdale8.5#29+1.6
Pleasanton8.4#30+1.5
Monterey8.4#31+1.5
Carlsbad8.3#32+1.4
Thousand Oaks8.3#33+1.4
Folsom8.3#34+1.4
Fairview8.2#35+1.3
San Luis Obispo8.2#36+1.3
Pacific Grove8.2#37+1.3
Atascadero8.1#38+1.2
Belmont8.1#39+1.2
Foster City8.1#40+1.2
Pismo Beach8.1#41+1.2
Emerald Lake Hills8.1#42+1.2
Elk Grove8.1#43+1.2
Malibu8#44+1.1
Santa Clarita8#45+1.1
Irvine8#46+1.1
Walnut Creek7.9#47+1
Westlake Village7.9#48+1
Lake Forest7.8#49+0.9
Coronado7.8#50+0.9
Fremont7.8#51+0.9
West Menlo Park7.7#52+0.8
Roseville7.7#53+0.8
El Sobrante7.7#54+0.8
Pleasant Hill7.7#55+0.8
Marina7.7#56+0.8
Palo Alto7.6#57+0.7
Redding7.6#58+0.7
Temecula7.6#59+0.7
Temescal Valley7.6#60+0.7
Newport Beach7.5#61+0.6
Cupertino7.5#62+0.6
Shasta Lake7.5#63+0.6
East Richmond Heights7.5#64+0.6
Santa Barbara7.5#65+0.6
Napa7.4#66+0.5
Vallejo7.4#67+0.5
Casa Conejo7.4#68+0.5
Concord7.3#69+0.4
Santa Rosa7.3#70+0.4
Rancho Cordova7.3#71+0.4
Fort Irwin7.3#72+0.4
West Sacramento7.3#73+0.4
Chico7.2#74+0.3
Cherry Valley7.2#75+0.3
Fountain Valley7.2#76+0.3
Loyola7.1#77+0.2
Albany7.1#78+0.2
Alameda7.1#79+0.2
Channel Islands Beach7.1#80+0.2
Menlo Park7#81+0.1
Mountain View7#82+0.1
Sacramento7#83+0.1
Eastvale7#84+0.1
Arden-Arcade7#85+0.1
San Jose6.9#86avg
San Mateo6.9#87avg
Chula Vista6.9#88avg
San Diego6.9#89avg
Milpitas6.9#90avg
Saratoga6.8#91-0.1
Huntington Beach6.8#92-0.1
Claremont6.8#93-0.1
Berkeley6.8#94-0.1
Sunnyvale6.8#95-0.1
Costa Mesa6.7#96-0.2
San Buenaventura (Ventura)6.7#97-0.2
Newark6.7#98-0.2
Merced6.6#99-0.3
Campbell6.6#100-0.3
Arroyo Grande6.6#101-0.3
Country Club6.6#102-0.3
Homeland6.5#103-0.4
San Francisco6.5#104-0.4
Seal Beach6.5#105-0.4
Citrus Heights6.5#106-0.4
Capitola6.5#107-0.4
Corona6.5#108-0.4
Hayward6.5#109-0.4
San Marino6.5#110-0.4
Oxnard6.5#111-0.4
Stockton6.4#112-0.5
Ukiah6.4#113-0.5
Richmond6.4#114-0.5
Menifee6.4#115-0.5
La Verne6.4#116-0.5
Riverside6.3#117-0.6
Fullerton6.2#118-0.7
Orangevale6.2#119-0.7
Salinas6.2#120-0.7
Visalia6.2#121-0.7
Santa Monica6.2#122-0.7
Tustin6.2#123-0.7
Palm Springs6.1#124-0.8
Pasadena6.1#125-0.8
Redwood City6.1#126-0.8
Indio6.1#127-0.8
Rancho Cucamonga6.1#128-0.8
Burbank6.1#129-0.8
Cathedral City6.1#130-0.8
Bakersfield6#131-0.9
Foothill Farms6#132-0.9
Azusa6#133-0.9
Parkway6#134-0.9
Jurupa Valley6#135-0.9
Torrance6#136-0.9
Imperial Beach6#137-0.9
North Highlands6#138-0.9
Perris5.9#139-1
Anaheim5.8#140-1.1
Vista5.8#141-1.1
Moreno Valley5.8#142-1.1
Oakland5.7#143-1.2
Fresno5.6#144-1.3
San Leandro5.6#145-1.3
Santa Ana5.6#146-1.3
Casa Loma5.6#147-1.3
Woodcrest5.6#148-1.3
Lemon Hill5.5#149-1.4
Escondido5.5#150-1.4
Fontana5.4#151-1.5
Mentone5.4#152-1.5
San Jacinto5.4#153-1.5
Nuevo5.4#154-1.5
Alhambra5.4#155-1.5
Long Beach5.3#156-1.6
San Pasqual5.3#157-1.6
Valle Vista5.3#158-1.6
Glendale5.3#159-1.6
Hemet5.3#160-1.6
Cherryland5.3#161-1.6
El Rio5.3#162-1.6
Ontario5.2#163-1.7
Tehachapi5.2#164-1.7
San Bernardino5.2#165-1.7
National City5.1#166-1.8
Downey5.1#167-1.8
Farmersville5.1#168-1.8
Culver City5.1#169-1.8
Los Angeles5#170-1.9
North Fair Oaks4.9#171-2
West Hollywood4.9#172-2
Heber4.9#173-2
Santa Nella4.8#174-2.1
McClellan Park4.7#175-2.2
Gardena4.7#176-2.2
Mayfair4.6#177-2.3
San Fernando4.4#178-2.5
El Monte4.4#179-2.5
Hawthorne4.3#180-2.6
Benton Park4.3#181-2.6

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