Best dogs for apartments
Ranked by apartment-friendliness (space, noise, energy). The top pick is the Affenpinscher.
| # | Breed | Size | Apartment score | Lifetime cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affenpinscher | Small | 5/5 | $22,500 |
| 2 | American Eskimo Dog | Small | 5/5 | $24,200 |
| 3 | American Hairless Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $26,100 |
| 4 | Australian Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,100 |
| 5 | Basenji | Small | 5/5 | $23,400 |
| 6 | Bedlington Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $25,000 |
| 7 | Bichon Frise | Small | 5/5 | $31,300 |
| 8 | Biewer Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $25,500 |
| 9 | Bolognese | Small | 5/5 | $21,400 |
| 10 | Border Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $21,900 |
| 11 | Boston Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $20,800 |
| 12 | Brussels Griffon | Small | 5/5 | $22,600 |
| 13 | Cairn Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,700 |
| 14 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Small | 5/5 | $29,200 |
| 15 | Cesky Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $23,200 |
| 16 | Chihuahua | Small | 5/5 | $21,200 |
| 17 | Chinese Crested | Small | 5/5 | $23,400 |
| 18 | Cirneco dell’Etna | Small | 5/5 | $22,300 |
| 19 | Coton de Tulear | Small | 5/5 | $32,000 |
| 20 | Dandie Dinmont Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $27,900 |
| 21 | Danish-Swedish Farmdog | Small | 5/5 | $20,100 |
| 22 | English Toy Spaniel | Small | 5/5 | $19,300 |
| 23 | French Bulldog | Small | 5/5 | $26,800 |
| 24 | Havanese | Small | 5/5 | $25,100 |
| 25 | Italian Greyhound | Small | 5/5 | $22,200 |
| 26 | Jagdterrier | Small | 5/5 | $20,700 |
| 27 | Japanese Chin | Small | 5/5 | $17,600 |
| 28 | Japanese Spitz | Small | 5/5 | $22,100 |
| 29 | Karelian Bear Dog | Medium | 5/5 | $28,800 |
| 30 | Lakeland Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,800 |
| 31 | Lancashire Heeler | Small | 5/5 | $21,400 |
| 32 | Lhasa Apso | Small | 5/5 | $24,000 |
| 33 | Löwchen | Small | 5/5 | $23,300 |
| 34 | Maltese | Small | 5/5 | $24,800 |
| 35 | Maltipoo | Small | 5/5 | $25,600 |
| 36 | Manchester Terrier (Standard) | Small | 5/5 | $26,500 |
| 37 | Manchester Terrier (Toy) | Small | 5/5 | $25,200 |
| 38 | Miniature Bull Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $21,100 |
| 39 | Miniature Pinscher | Small | 5/5 | $21,100 |
| 40 | Miniature Schnauzer | Small | 5/5 | $29,500 |
| 41 | Norfolk Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,300 |
| 42 | Norwich Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $21,700 |
| 43 | Papillon | Small | 5/5 | $22,600 |
| 44 | Pekingese | Small | 5/5 | $23,000 |
| 45 | Pomeranian | Small | 5/5 | $25,700 |
| 46 | Poodle (Miniature) | Small | 5/5 | $24,200 |
| 47 | Poodle (Toy) | Small | 5/5 | $27,900 |
| 48 | Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Small | 5/5 | $21,500 |
| 49 | Pug | Small | 5/5 | $23,300 |
| 50 | Rat Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $25,100 |
| 51 | Russian Toy | Small | 5/5 | $19,600 |
| 52 | Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | Small | 5/5 | $23,000 |
| 53 | Schipperke | Small | 5/5 | $21,200 |
| 54 | Scottish Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,500 |
| 55 | Sealyham Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $24,800 |
| 56 | Shetland Sheepdog | Small | 5/5 | $24,100 |
| 57 | Shiba Inu | Small | 5/5 | $24,900 |
| 58 | Shih Tzu | Small | 5/5 | $30,200 |
| 59 | Silky Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $23,600 |
| 60 | Smooth Fox Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,600 |
| 61 | Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $24,900 |
| 62 | Tibetan Spaniel | Small | 5/5 | $21,700 |
| 63 | Tibetan Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $29,200 |
| 64 | Toy Fox Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $20,600 |
| 65 | Welsh Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $25,000 |
| 66 | West Highland White Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $28,100 |
| 67 | Wire Fox Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $22,600 |
| 68 | Yorkshire Terrier | Small | 5/5 | $26,000 |
| 69 | American Water Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $29,000 |
| 70 | Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Medium | 4/5 | $31,300 |
| 71 | Azawakh | Medium | 4/5 | $32,200 |
| 72 | Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Medium | 4/5 | $26,900 |
| 73 | Bohemian Shepherd | Medium | 4/5 | $32,300 |
| 74 | Boykin Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $29,700 |
| 75 | Braque du Bourbonnais | Medium | 4/5 | $26,200 |
| 76 | Bulldog (English) | Medium | 4/5 | $26,000 |
| 77 | Canaan Dog | Medium | 4/5 | $32,300 |
| 78 | Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Medium | 4/5 | $30,100 |
| 79 | Cocker Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $29,800 |
| 80 | Dachshund | Small | 4/5 | $26,500 |
| 81 | Deutscher Wachtelhund | Medium | 4/5 | $31,600 |
| 82 | Drever | Medium | 4/5 | $33,700 |
| 83 | English Cocker Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $30,400 |
| 84 | English Springer Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $31,200 |
| 85 | Field Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $29,700 |
| 86 | Finnish Lapphund | Medium | 4/5 | $32,000 |
| 87 | German Spitz | Medium | 4/5 | $31,600 |
| 88 | Glen of Imaal Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $30,300 |
| 89 | Icelandic Sheepdog | Medium | 4/5 | $28,400 |
| 90 | Irish Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $29,500 |
| 91 | Jindo | Medium | 4/5 | $32,600 |
| 92 | Kai Ken | Medium | 4/5 | $29,300 |
| 93 | Keeshond | Medium | 4/5 | $33,100 |
| 94 | Kerry Blue Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $32,500 |
| 95 | Kishu Ken | Medium | 4/5 | $28,500 |
| 96 | Kromfohrlander | Medium | 4/5 | $32,000 |
| 97 | Lagotto Romagnolo | Medium | 4/5 | $34,100 |
| 98 | Miniature American Shepherd | Medium | 4/5 | $31,800 |
| 99 | Mudi | Small | 4/5 | $22,700 |
| 100 | Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | Medium | 4/5 | $28,900 |
| 101 | Norrbottenspets | Medium | 4/5 | $32,800 |
| 102 | Norwegian Buhund | Medium | 4/5 | $30,300 |
| 103 | Norwegian Lundehund | Medium | 4/5 | $28,900 |
| 104 | Parson Russell Terrier | Small | 4/5 | $23,100 |
| 105 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Medium | 4/5 | $27,600 |
| 106 | Peruvian Inca Orchid | Medium | 4/5 | $28,500 |
| 107 | Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | 4/5 | $29,200 |
| 108 | Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Medium | 4/5 | $34,600 |
| 109 | Portuguese Pointer | Medium | 4/5 | $33,200 |
| 110 | Portuguese Sheepdog | Medium | 4/5 | $30,600 |
| 111 | Portuguese Water Dog | Medium | 4/5 | $33,200 |
| 112 | Puli | Medium | 4/5 | $34,300 |
| 113 | Pumi | Medium | 4/5 | $26,500 |
| 114 | Russell Terrier | Small | 4/5 | $21,000 |
| 115 | Schapendoes | Medium | 4/5 | $31,600 |
| 116 | Shikoku | Medium | 4/5 | $26,800 |
| 117 | Skye Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $34,600 |
| 118 | Sloughi | Medium | 4/5 | $29,700 |
| 119 | Slovensky Kopov | Medium | 4/5 | $28,600 |
| 120 | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $31,200 |
| 121 | Spanish Water Dog | Medium | 4/5 | $37,200 |
| 122 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Medium | 4/5 | $29,000 |
| 123 | Standard Schnauzer | Medium | 4/5 | $35,400 |
| 124 | Sussex Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $34,300 |
| 125 | Swedish Lapphund | Medium | 4/5 | $30,000 |
| 126 | Treeing Tennessee Brindle | Medium | 4/5 | $26,200 |
| 127 | Welsh Springer Spaniel | Medium | 4/5 | $32,300 |
| 128 | Whippet | Medium | 4/5 | $29,700 |
| 129 | Working Kelpie | Medium | 4/5 | $31,600 |
| 130 | Xoloitzcuintli | Medium | 4/5 | $33,700 |
| 131 | Yakutian Laika | Medium | 4/5 | $27,100 |
| 132 | Australian Cattle Dog | Medium | 3/5 | $32,400 |
| 133 | Basset Hound | Large | 3/5 | $40,100 |
| 134 | Beagle | Small | 3/5 | $23,600 |
| 135 | Bergamasco Sheepdog | Large | 3/5 | $45,100 |
| 136 | Brittany | Medium | 3/5 | $31,200 |
| 137 | Croatian Sheepdog | Medium | 3/5 | $30,400 |
| 138 | Finnish Spitz | Medium | 3/5 | $30,200 |
| 139 | German Pinscher | Medium | 3/5 | $29,100 |
| 140 | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | 3/5 | $33,000 |
| 141 | Ibizan Hound | Medium | 3/5 | $30,000 |
| 142 | Irish Red and White Setter | Medium | 3/5 | $31,600 |
| 143 | Mountain Cur | Medium | 3/5 | $27,500 |
| 144 | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Medium | 3/5 | $30,800 |
| 145 | Poodle (Standard) | Large | 3/5 | $47,400 |
| 146 | Slovensky Cuvac | Large | 3/5 | $41,100 |
| 147 | Swedish Vallhund | Medium | 3/5 | $28,800 |
| 148 | Taiwan Dog | Medium | 3/5 | $25,200 |
| 149 | Afghan Hound | Large | 2/5 | $46,200 |
| 150 | Airedale Terrier | Large | 2/5 | $41,200 |
| 151 | Alaskan Malamute | Large | 2/5 | $42,200 |
| 152 | American Bulldog | Large | 2/5 | $37,200 |
| 153 | American English Coonhound | Large | 2/5 | $35,600 |
| 154 | American Foxhound | Large | 2/5 | $38,400 |
| 155 | American Leopard Hound | Large | 2/5 | $42,300 |
| 156 | American Staffordshire Terrier | Large | 2/5 | $42,800 |
| 157 | Barbet | Large | 2/5 | $39,700 |
| 158 | Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound | Large | 2/5 | $41,300 |
| 159 | Bearded Collie | Large | 2/5 | $43,900 |
| 160 | Belgian Laekenois | Large | 2/5 | $35,300 |
| 161 | Belgian Malinois | Large | 2/5 | $47,100 |
| 162 | Belgian Sheepdog | Large | 2/5 | $42,700 |
| 163 | Belgian Tervuren | Large | 2/5 | $42,700 |
| 164 | Black and Tan Coonhound | Large | 2/5 | $38,400 |
| 165 | Bluetick Coonhound | Large | 2/5 | $37,100 |
| 166 | Boerboel | Giant | 2/5 | $46,400 |
| 167 | Borzoi | Large | 2/5 | $39,500 |
| 168 | Boxer | Large | 2/5 | $35,400 |
| 169 | Bracco Italiano | Large | 2/5 | $39,300 |
| 170 | Briard | Large | 2/5 | $44,300 |
| 171 | Broholmer | Giant | 2/5 | $37,700 |
| 172 | Bull Terrier | Large | 2/5 | $39,700 |
| 173 | Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Giant | 2/5 | $48,600 |
| 174 | Chesapeake Bay Retriever | Large | 2/5 | $39,100 |
| 175 | Chinese Shar-Pei | Large | 2/5 | $31,100 |
| 176 | Chinook | Large | 2/5 | $44,100 |
| 177 | Chow Chow | Large | 2/5 | $33,200 |
| 178 | Clumber Spaniel | Large | 2/5 | $36,500 |
| 179 | Collie | Large | 2/5 | $43,100 |
| 180 | Curly-Coated Retriever | Large | 2/5 | $36,900 |
| 181 | Dalmatian | Large | 2/5 | $37,900 |
| 182 | Drentsche Patrijshond | Large | 2/5 | $39,800 |
| 183 | English Foxhound | Large | 2/5 | $37,200 |
| 184 | English Setter | Large | 2/5 | $40,000 |
| 185 | Estrela Mountain Dog | Giant | 2/5 | $47,900 |
| 186 | Eurasier | Large | 2/5 | $45,000 |
| 187 | French Spaniel | Large | 2/5 | $36,000 |
| 188 | German Longhaired Pointer | Large | 2/5 | $41,700 |
| 189 | German Shepherd | Large | 2/5 | $30,200 |
| 190 | German Shepherd Dog | Large | 2/5 | $28,800 |
| 191 | Golden Retriever | Large | 2/5 | $37,800 |
| 192 | Greyhound | Large | 2/5 | $36,900 |
| 193 | Hamiltonstovare | Large | 2/5 | $47,500 |
| 194 | Hanoverian Scenthound | Large | 2/5 | $41,400 |
| 195 | Hokkaido | Large | 2/5 | $41,900 |
| 196 | Hovawart | Large | 2/5 | $40,000 |
| 197 | Labrador Retriever | Large | 2/5 | $35,700 |
| 198 | Lapponian Herder | Large | 2/5 | $39,500 |
| 199 | Norwegian Elkhound | Large | 2/5 | $41,300 |
| 200 | Old English Sheepdog | Large | 2/5 | $38,900 |
| 201 | Perro de Presa Canario | Giant | 2/5 | $39,300 |
| 202 | Pharaoh Hound | Large | 2/5 | $39,700 |
| 203 | Plott Hound | Large | 2/5 | $39,200 |
| 204 | Pointer | Large | 2/5 | $45,600 |
| 205 | Porcelaine | Large | 2/5 | $39,000 |
| 206 | Portuguese Podengo | Large | 2/5 | $34,100 |
| 207 | Pudelpointer | Large | 2/5 | $43,200 |
| 208 | Pyrenean Mastiff | Giant | 2/5 | $55,200 |
| 209 | Rafeiro do Alentejo | Giant | 2/5 | $51,600 |
| 210 | Redbone Coonhound | Large | 2/5 | $42,300 |
| 211 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Large | 2/5 | $34,200 |
| 212 | Saluki | Large | 2/5 | $41,000 |
| 213 | Samoyed | Large | 2/5 | $41,300 |
| 214 | Segugio Italiano | Large | 2/5 | $36,900 |
| 215 | Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer | Large | 2/5 | $41,700 |
| 216 | Spanish Mastiff | Giant | 2/5 | $52,000 |
| 217 | Stabyhoun | Large | 2/5 | $42,000 |
| 218 | Thai Ridgeback | Large | 2/5 | $38,500 |
| 219 | Tornjak | Large | 2/5 | $46,300 |
| 220 | Tosa | Giant | 2/5 | $48,300 |
| 221 | Treeing Walker Coonhound | Large | 2/5 | $39,200 |
| 222 | Vizsla | Large | 2/5 | $40,000 |
| 223 | Wetterhoun | Large | 2/5 | $41,000 |
| 224 | Wirehaired Vizsla | Large | 2/5 | $39,900 |
| 225 | Akita | Giant | 1/5 | $49,200 |
| 226 | Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Giant | 1/5 | $49,100 |
| 227 | Appenzeller Sennenhund | Large | 1/5 | $42,500 |
| 228 | Australian Shepherd | Medium | 1/5 | $35,400 |
| 229 | Beauceron | Giant | 1/5 | $43,900 |
| 230 | Berger Picard | Large | 1/5 | $39,200 |
| 231 | Bernese Mountain Dog | Giant | 1/5 | $34,900 |
| 232 | Black Russian Terrier | Giant | 1/5 | $47,700 |
| 233 | Bloodhound | Giant | 1/5 | $43,200 |
| 234 | Border Collie | Medium | 1/5 | $33,700 |
| 235 | Bouvier des Flandres | Giant | 1/5 | $46,100 |
| 236 | Bullmastiff | Giant | 1/5 | $33,500 |
| 237 | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Large | 1/5 | $41,300 |
| 238 | Czechoslovakian Vlcak | Large | 1/5 | $38,300 |
| 239 | Doberman Pinscher | Large | 1/5 | $37,200 |
| 240 | Dogo Argentino | Giant | 1/5 | $46,200 |
| 241 | Dogue de Bordeaux | Giant | 1/5 | $27,100 |
| 242 | Dutch Shepherd | Large | 1/5 | $39,500 |
| 243 | Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Large | 1/5 | $36,700 |
| 244 | Flat-Coated Retriever | Large | 1/5 | $29,900 |
| 245 | German Shorthaired Pointer | Large | 1/5 | $31,100 |
| 246 | German Wirehaired Pointer | Large | 1/5 | $47,100 |
| 247 | Giant Schnauzer | Large | 1/5 | $48,400 |
| 248 | Gordon Setter | Large | 1/5 | $40,000 |
| 249 | Great Dane | Giant | 1/5 | $37,500 |
| 250 | Great Pyrenees | Giant | 1/5 | $42,900 |
| 251 | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Giant | 1/5 | $39,300 |
| 252 | Harrier | Large | 1/5 | $41,500 |
| 253 | Irish Setter | Large | 1/5 | $45,000 |
| 254 | Irish Water Spaniel | Large | 1/5 | $39,200 |
| 255 | Irish Wolfhound | Giant | 1/5 | $29,800 |
| 256 | Komondor | Giant | 1/5 | $48,300 |
| 257 | Kuvasz | Giant | 1/5 | $42,900 |
| 258 | Leonberger | Giant | 1/5 | $41,700 |
| 259 | Mastiff | Giant | 1/5 | $37,700 |
| 260 | Neapolitan Mastiff | Giant | 1/5 | $34,900 |
| 261 | Newfoundland | Giant | 1/5 | $40,400 |
| 262 | Otterhound | Giant | 1/5 | $45,300 |
| 263 | Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog | Giant | 1/5 | $52,900 |
| 264 | Rottweiler | Large | 1/5 | $36,500 |
| 265 | Saint Bernard | Giant | 1/5 | $40,500 |
| 266 | Scottish Deerhound | Giant | 1/5 | $37,100 |
| 267 | Siberian Husky | Large | 1/5 | $37,100 |
| 268 | Small Munsterlander Pointer | Large | 1/5 | $39,200 |
| 269 | Tibetan Mastiff | Giant | 1/5 | $46,100 |
| 270 | Transylvanian Hound | Large | 1/5 | $37,500 |
| 271 | Weimaraner | Large | 1/5 | $38,300 |
| 272 | Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Large | 1/5 | $41,500 |
Ranked from our sortable database. Food = vet RER/MER formula; insurance = NAPHIA average × breed health-risk tier. US estimates.
What are the best apartment dogs?
Calm, smaller, low-energy breeds that tolerate small spaces.