Pet care prices

Dog and cat care prices by city

PetSoMo tracks published pet care prices across 15 major US metropolitan areas, covering 54 city benchmarks across dog boarding, daycare, grooming, and cat boarding. Dog boarding nightly medians range from $45 to $80 across 1816 local businesses. All baseline rates were recorded from business websites and updated as of 2026-11-06.

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Dogs · 15 Cities

Dog boardingMedian price per night, across 15 metros

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Dog daycareMedian price per full day, across 15 metros

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Dog groomingMedian price per visit, across 15 metros

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Cats · 9 Qualified Cities

Cat boardingMedian price per night, across 9 qualified metros

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Only metros with at least 15 verified cat boarding facilities are published to ensure statistical confidence.

How do pet care prices compare across US cities?

Interactive distribution chart comparing published rate medians and middle-50% quartiles across all surveyed markets.

City price comparison: Dog boarding

Middle 50% published range (blue bar) and median (dark marker), sorted by median per night.

Metro area

$30$50$70$90$110

Median (50% range)

Houston, TX$45 ($38–$55)

$45$38 – $55

Tampa, FL$45 ($38–$57)

$45$38 – $57

Atlanta, GA$50 ($45–$59)

$50$45 – $59

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX$50 ($44–$60)

$50$44 – $60

Miami, FL$50 ($41–$64)

$50$41 – $64

San Antonio, TX$50 ($42–$58)

$50$42 – $58

Phoenix, AZ$54 ($49–$65)

$54$49 – $65

Charlotte, NC$55 ($45–$59)

$55$45 – $59

Austin, TX$55 ($50–$64)

$55$50 – $64

Las Vegas, NV$56 ($45–$66)

$56$45 – $66

Denver, CO$61 ($51–$65)

$61$51 – $65

Chicago, IL$67 ($54–$80)

$67$54 – $80

Seattle, WA$70 ($55–$80)

$70$55 – $80

Los Angeles, CA$72 ($61–$80)

$72$61 – $80

New York, NY$80 ($69–$95)

$80$69 – $95

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Dog care price benchmarks by city (15 metro areas)

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Metro area	Dog boardingper night	Dog daycareper full day	Dog groomingper visit
Atlanta, GA	$50	$33	$75
Austin, TX	$55	$35	$75
Charlotte, NC	$55	$36	$75
Chicago, IL	$67	$41	$75
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	$50	$32	$70
Denver, CO	$61	$42	$75
Houston, TX	$45	$32	$70
Las Vegas, NV	$56	$36	$65
Los Angeles, CA	$72	$46	$76
Miami, FL	$50	$38	$75
New York, NY	$80	$50	$90
Phoenix, AZ	$54	$38	$70
San Antonio, TX	$50	$32	$65
Seattle, WA	$70	$50	$95
Tampa, FL	$45	$34	$65

Cat boarding price benchmarks by city (9 qualified metro areas)

Metros meeting the minimum 15-business sample threshold for cat boarding.

Metro area	Businesses	Published range (middle 50%)	Median per night
Austin, TX	17	$32 – $45	$37
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	28	$25 – $37	$30
Denver, CO	15	$28 – $39	$35
Houston, TX	31	$25 – $31	$30
Los Angeles, CA	25	$35 – $50	$40
New York, NY	22	$31 – $50	$40
Phoenix, AZ	16	$30 – $37	$35
Seattle, WA	23	$29 – $40	$38
Tampa, FL	20	$20 – $33	$30

Median of the lowest regular price each business publishes for one cat. Six metros with fewer than 15 businesses are excluded. Spotted an issue? Tell us at data corrections.