This Florida beach town ranked as the worst city in the U.S. to walk your dog

Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
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Earlier this month, a survey revealed Florida’s dog owners don’t love to walk their furry best friends.

More than 70% of Florida dog owners who answered the February 5 Forbes’ survey said their biggest pet peeve about being a pet parent is walking or exercising with their dog.

Could it be because Florida’s neighborhoods aren’t great for walking dogs?

A more recent study, from LawnStarter (it’s like Uber for lawn care services) analyzed metrics like access to dog-friendly trails and off-leash parks with good ratings, dog walking services and overall pedestrian safety for almost 500 of the largest cities in the U.S.

No Florida cities made the top rankings of LawnStarter’s list. The Florida city that ranked the highest in this study was Miami Beach, in 174th place.

Here are where Florida cities ranked on LawnStarter’s list of the best and worst cities for walking dogs and which Florida beach town came in last place.

What is the most dog-walk-friendly city in the U.S.?

LawnStarter’s study ranks Colorado Springs, Colorado as the best city in the U.S. to walk a dog. Colorado Springs has almost 1,700 miles of dog-friendly terrain across its 143 dog-friendly walking and hiking trails.

Here are the top 10 rankings on LawnStarter’s best cities for dog walking list:

  1. Colorado Springs, Colorado

  2. San Francisco, California

  3. Phoenix, Arizona

  4. Boulder, Colorado

  5. New York, New York

  6. Portland, Oregon

  7. Boise, Idaho

  8. Oakland, California

  9. Las Vegas, Nevada

  10. Burbank, California

What is the worst city in the U.S. to walk a dog?

Pompano Beach ranked as the worst city for dog walking, with one of the worst safety rankings on the list of 477 cities.

Here are the bottom 10 rankings on LawnStarter’s best cities for dog walking list:

  1. Pompano Beach, Florida

  2. Avondale, Arizona

  3. Memphis, Tennessee

  4. Warner Robins, Georgia

  5. Macon, Georgia

  6. Evansville, Indiana

  7. Rockford, Illinois

  8. Montgomery, Alabama

  9. Kansas City, Kansas

  10. Davenport, Iowa

How Florida cities ranked for dog walking

More than 30 Florida cities were included in the study and none of them ranked higher than 174th place out of 477 rankings.

Here’s where Florida cities placed on LawnStarter’s list of the best and worst cities for dog walking, ranking from worst to best:

  • Miami Beach: 174th place

  • Miami: 180th place

  • Doral: 195th place

  • Tallahassee: 225th place

  • West Palm Beach: 261st place

  • Miramar: 270th place

  • Tampa: 271st place

  • Deltona: 273rd place

  • Boca Raton: 289th place

  • Kissimmee: 297th place

  • Hialeah: 313th place

  • Coral Springs: 324th place

  • Melbourne: 335th place

  • Jacksonville: 344th place

  • Palm Coast: 351st place

  • Sunrise: 355th place

  • Orlando: 358th place

  • Homestead: 366th place

  • Clearwater: 370th place

  • Davie: 373rd place

  • Gainesville: 402nd place

  • Largo: 403rd place

  • Boynton Beach: 404th place

  • Hollywood: 428th place

  • St. Pete: 430th place

  • Lakeland: 435th place

  • Fort Myers: 437th place

  • Fort Lauderdale: 439th place

  • Cape Coral: 443rd place

  • Daytona Beach: 446th place

  • Pembroke Pines: 453rd place

  • North Port: 461st place

  • Deerfield Beach: 462nd place

  • Palm Bay: 467th place

  • Pompano Beach: 477th (last) place

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: This Florida town ranks as the worst city in the U.S. to walk a dog