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Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo vs New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo and New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower score essentially the same (4.4 vs 4.4). Pick the one whose trade-offs match your priorities — the strengths and watch-outs below are where they actually differ.

Ranked #3 in Best Cat Trees

Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo

4.4

1 source

Cats.com names the Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree its overall best cat tree and rates it 9.0/10. Its reviewer, who tested it with her own cats for over a month, counts three beds, two houses, several scratching spots and two types of toys, and recommends anchoring it to the wall because she saw some shakiness when cats jumped to the top beds.

Strengths

— Three beds, two houses, several places to scratch and two types of toys, per Cats.com
— Cats.com says it accommodates cats of all sizes and suits multi-cat homes
— Cats.com's reviewer noticed no quality issues after over a month of use

Watch-outs

— Cats.com noticed some shakiness when cats jumped to the top beds and recommends securing it to the wall

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Ranked #4 in Best Cat Trees

New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower

4.4

1 source$130.03as of Oct 11

Cats.com rates the New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower 9.0/10 and names it best for napping. It is a carpeted, solid wood tower made in the USA with three large beds; Cats.com's reviewer found it sturdy enough to hold three of her cats at once, but needed a drill to attach the top bed and saw the carpet shed heavily and tear within two weeks.

Strengths

— Sturdy base that held three of the Cats.com reviewer's cats at once
— Three spacious beds; Cats.com calls it one of her cats' favorite places to sleep
— Carpeted and sisal scratching posts

Watch-outs

— No predrilled holes for the top bed, so Cats.com needed a drill for assembly
— A 9-pound cat scratched a hole in the carpeted post within two weeks, per Cats.com
— Cats.com says the carpet sheds heavily

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How they stack up

Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo

At 72 inches it is close in height to the PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree (72.4 inches) and much taller than the New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower (51 inches) and the Hey-brother MPJ006SW (35.4 inches). Cats.com lists its weight capacity at 33 pounds, against 32 pounds for the PAWZ Road.

New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower

Cats.com lists it at 47 pounds, heavier than the PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree (39.9 pounds) and the Hey-brother MPJ006SW (16.1 pounds), and at 51 inches it is shorter than the 72-inch Frisco and PAWZ Road towers. It is the only one of those four that Cats.com lists as solid wood and made in the USA.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo	New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower
Height	72 inches	51 inches
Dimensions	72" x 21.3" x 23.2"	20" x 20" x 51" (Cats.com); Amazon listing states 20"w x 20"d x 52"h
Weight Capacity	33 pounds	—
Construction	Engineered wood	Solid wood
Covering Material	Faux fleece	Carpet
Color Options	Cream, gray, brown, black, blue, cheetah	Green, Beige
Weight	—	47 lb
Scratching Posts	—	Carpeted and sisal posts
Country of Manufacture	—	USA

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