Iceland Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Here Are the Worst Cities for Rat Infestations in the U.S. Right Now Number one remains the same for the eighth consecutive year. By Megan Rategger Published on 10/19/2022 at 12:29 PM Say what you will about my beloved New York City, but at least you can't say we have the worst rat problem in the US. Chicago has once again taken that title. The Windy City has topped Orkin's Rattiest City ranking for the eighth consecutive year. We just won't talk about the fact that NYC is number two. To find its data, the pest control company has analyzed the number of rodent treatments performed in both residential and commercial spaces between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. These are the top 25 rattiest cities in the US this year: 1. Chicago, IL 2. New York, NY 3. Los Angeles, CA 4. Washington D.C. 5. San Francisco, CA 6. Philadelphia, PA 7. Baltimore, MD 8. Cleveland, OH 9. Detroit, MI 10. Denver, CO 11. Seattle, WA 12. Minneapolis, MN 13. Boston, MA 14. Atlanta, GA 15. Indianapolis, IA 16. Pittsburgh, PA 17. Cincinnati, OH 18. San Diego, CA 19. Hartford, CT 20. Miami, FL 21. Milwaukee, WI 22. Houston, TX 23. Dallas, TX 24. Portland, OR 25. Columbus, OH https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/news/nation/rat-infested-cities-ranking-orkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccfan007 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 The fact that I've never seen rats before other than in a pet store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceland Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, ccfan007 said: The fact that I've never seen rats before other than in a pet store Are you sure CCFAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.U.Y. Gaga Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 NYC makes sense because they legit throw trash on the side walk i get wet don’t have ally’s but it’s 2022 and we can’t think of anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 My Oh My, I thought it was only New York. Someone's keeping LA numbers high ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50thStateofMind Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I didn't see any in Chicago, but I saw TONS in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Life Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 It's weird. I lived in Chicago and never saw a single one, even underground. But every time I took the subway in NYC I saw a few and in LA they're literally everywhere at night, just put of sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotunda Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I’ve only seen them in Atlanta if I’m at GSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Trees Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Iceland said: Are you sure CCFAN? Where is your avi from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likingstars Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 37 minutes ago, Pop Life said: It's weird. I lived in Chicago and never saw a single one, even underground. Yeah i dont get it either. The city is super clean. Maybe the south side? I’ve never been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleEarthquake Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 i want to adopt them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scabandplaster Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Live in Chicago and I do see the little mfs at night in the alleys near trash dumpsters. I feel like it must be worse in NYC though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, 50thStateofMind said: I didn't see any in Chicago, but I saw TONS in NYC 3 hours ago, Pop Life said: It's weird. I lived in Chicago and never saw a single one, even underground. But every time I took the subway in NYC I saw a few and in LA they're literally everywhere at night, just put of sight 2 hours ago, Likingstars said: Yeah i dont get it either. The city is super clean. Maybe the south side? I’ve never been there. well this list is based on the number of rodent treatments performed, not actual raw number of rats i'm not from the us and i have never been, but it could be that Chicago simply tops this list because they go after rats so aggressively with many treatments. meanwhile NYC does the same but their rat problem is so big that even all the rodent treatments aren't helping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Iceland said: also this is a hamster, not a rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Dallas low on the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethenny Frankel Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I've seen them running through Central Park in broad daylight, it's insane in NYC. If I ever move there, I'm getting a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I saw rats on the side walks in LA and I was flabbergasted. The people walking were unbothered too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.L Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I've been to Manhattan before and haven't seen any rats. They scare the living daylights out of me, especially jumping rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est. in 90s Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 My city being nowhere near this list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVIIII Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Chicago does have its share of rats but NYC is much, MUCH worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotham Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 They are everywhere in Downtown LA at night. And they're huge too. I'm shocked at Chicago being #1 though since I always assumed that NYC and LA had bigger rat problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterJohn Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 NY is really a hell hole Idk how can people live in that concrete jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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