City Survivability Rankings for Pet Boarding Facility

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Pet Boarding Facilities across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Pet Boarding Facility to succeed.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • The highest-ranked city for Pet Boarding Facility is Denver: 84.1% at a good address, 72.7% at a typical address
  • Dallas is left out of this ranking while a gap in its input data is repaired, and San Antonio is left out because it has too few scored locations to rank fairly
  • 6 of 22 analyzed US metros average above 70% for Pet Boarding Facility survivability at a typical address
  • The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 74.2%
  • National average chance of lasting two or more years for Pet Boarding Facility: 67.7%
  • Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 22 US metro areas · Full methodology →

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Summary

According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Denver ranks as the #1 city for opening a Pet Boarding Facility in the United States, with an 84.1% chance of lasting two or more years at a good address. Following close behind are Charlotte with 83.7%, and Atlanta with 83.7%. The 22-city analysis shows Pet Boarding Facilities performing at a 67.7% national average, with strong geographic concentration of top scores in a handful of metros. That said, city averages don't tell the whole story: there are standout locations even in areas that appear less suitable at first glance. The best way to use these rankings is as a starting point: layer in your own market research and local knowledge before committing.

Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →

Pet Boarding Facilities city survivability range chart: Denver vs New York City (2026)

Best-to-worst Pet Boarding Facility survivability within individual metros: Denver, Charlotte, Washington DC, Phoenix and New York City. Each box spans the middle of that metro's range; whiskers are its best and worst locations (2026).

All 22 Cities Ranked for Pet Boarding Facilities

Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 22 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Pet Boarding Facilities:

#MetroMetro areaChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1DenverDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO84.1%
2CharlotteCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC83.7%
3AtlantaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA83.7%
4OrlandoOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL83.2%
5SeattleSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA82.8%
6MinneapolisMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI82.8%
7HoustonHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX82.8%
8BaltimoreBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD82.3%
9St. LouisSt. Louis, MO-IL82.3%
10PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD81.8%
11San DiegoSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA81.8%
12Washington DCWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV81.4%
13DetroitDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI81.0%
14MiamiMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL81.0%
15Tampa BayTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL80.0%
16Los AngelesLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA80.0%
17ChicagoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN80.0%
18San FranciscoSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80.0%
19PortlandPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA80.0%
20BostonBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH79.6%
21PhoenixPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ79.2%
22New York CityNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ74.2%

1. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

2. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

  • At a good address: 83.7%
  • At a typical address: 72.3%
  • Best scored location: 85.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 49.0%

3. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

4. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

5. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

6. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

7. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

8. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

  • At a good address: 82.3%
  • At a typical address: 68.6%
  • Best scored location: 85.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 49.0%

9. St. Louis Metro: St. Louis, MO-IL

10. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

12. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

13. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

14. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

15. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

16. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

17. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

  • At a good address: 80.0%
  • At a typical address: 65.5%
  • Best scored location: 85.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 49.0%

18. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

19. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

20. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

  • At a good address: 79.6%
  • At a typical address: 64.7%
  • Best scored location: 85.0%
  • Weakest scored location: 49.0%

21. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

22. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Key Insights

Moderate variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Denver at 84.1%) and the #22 city (New York City at 74.2%) is 9.90 percentage points. Pet Boarding Facilities show a 0.4-point difference between the top two metros. Treat this ranking as a starting filter, not a decision.

Challenging markets: 1 city falls below 60% survivability, suggesting more difficult market conditions.

National average: Across all 22 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Pet Boarding Facility is 67.7%.

What Makes These Cities Stand Out?

The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Pet Boarding Facilities:

  • Strong survivability signals: Denver leads with a 73% average chance of lasting two or more years for Pet Boarding Facilities: significantly above the national average for this business category.
  • Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Pet Boarding Facilities, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
  • Neighborhood diversity: Within each top city, high-survivability zones appear across multiple neighborhood types, from dense urban cores to established suburban strips.
  • Supply chain access: Cities at the top of this ranking benefit from mature supplier networks for this category, reducing operating costs and inventory lead times.

StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. StreetSpring relies on its own proprietary forecasting engine to deliver these predictions.

City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:

National guides:

How current is this ranking?

Rankings are updated quarterly. The current data reflects StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with the next full dataset refresh scheduled for Q3 2026. As market conditions shift across major metros, individual city scores can move meaningfully between updates: particularly for Pet Boarding Facilities, where local competition density and consumer spending patterns respond quickly to new entrants and neighborhood change. For the most current score at any specific address, use StreetSpring's live survivability tool rather than the static ranking above.

Can a Pet Boarding Facility succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?

Yes, our top 10 ranking reflects cities with the strongest average conditions, but lower-ranked metros can still contain exceptional individual neighborhoods. Many operators successfully open Pet Boarding Facilities in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Pet Boarding Facilities in particular can find strong performance in secondary markets where the right demographic concentration, household income, and limited direct competition within walking distance align, even outside our highest-ranked cities. StreetSpring's neighborhood-level data surfaces these pockets of opportunity in every city we analyze, regardless of where the city as a whole ranks nationally.

What tools can help me choose the right city for a Pet Boarding Facility?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Pet Boarding Facilities across all 22 metros we track. For this category specifically, the model reads competition density, the consumer spending index for Pet Boarding Facilities, and Census neighborhood characteristics such as the housing vacancy rate, and turns them into the projected chance that a Pet Boarding Facility lasts two or more years at a given address. You can check any specific address before signing a lease and compare multiple neighborhoods side by side to identify the highest-survivability site within your target city.

Try the Survivability Score tool →

Which US city has the best survivability for Pet Boarding Facilities?

Denver ranks as the #1 city in the US for Pet Boarding Facilities survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average 73% chance of lasting two or more years. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Denver, a Pet Boarding Facility has approximately a 73% chance of still operating after two years, above the national average for this category. Charlotte ranks second, followed by Atlanta. The full ranking reflects data across 22 major US metro areas: see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.

Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

Technical note: Aggregated national survivability rankings across all 24 metros are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

View national technical data

StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and walkability data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.

Methodology: Each metro's figures pool the scored locations in its published neighborhoods. Metros are ranked the way the national data file ranks them, on the chance of lasting two or more years at a good address; the typical-address figure is shown alongside. Coverage includes 22 major US metropolitan areas: Denver, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Seattle, Minneapolis, Houston, Baltimore, St. Louis, Philadelphia, San Diego, Washington DC, Detroit, Miami, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Boston, Phoenix, New York City. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool.