Chicago Is Officially America’s Most Rat-Infested City

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Hey, when it comes to rats, New York is finally in the clear.

For the third-straight year, Chicago is number one when it comes to “Rattiest City,” according to a list released by pest-control company Orkin. The company recently released the Top 50 Rattiest Cities and once again the “Windy City” wins. Well, I don’t know if they should be proud of this accomplishment.

The list was simply complied by taking the amount of rodent treatments Orkin completed in the year that ended Sept. 15. So while I always see a giant rat running across me when I go to Bryant Park in the city, good old New York is in second place when it comes to rats. Thanks, Chi-Town.

Here’s the rest of the list. See if your city is on the list.

  1. Chicago
  2. New York
  3. Los Angeles 
  4. San Francisco – Oakland
  5. Washington, D.C. 
  6. Philadelphia 
  7. Detroit
  8. Baltimore
  9. Seattle – Tacoma
  10. Dallas – Ft. Worth
  11. Denver
  12. Minneapolis – St. Paul
  13. Cleveland – Akron
  14. Atlanta
  15. Boston
  16. Hartford – New Haven
  17. Portland, Oregon
  18. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale
  19. Indianapolis
  20. Houston
  21. Milwaukee
  22. Pittsburgh
  23. New Orleans
  24. Cincinnati
  25. Richmond – Petersburg
  26. Sacramento – Stockton
  27. Kansas City
  28. Charlotte
  29. Norfolk – Portsmouth – Newport News 
  30. Buffalo
  31. Columbus, Ohio
  32. St. Louis
  33. Raleigh – Durham 
  34. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo 
  35. San Diego
  36. Albany – Schenectady
  37. San Antonio
  38. Tampa – St. Petersburg
  39. Rochester, New York
  40. Nashville
  41. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur
  42. Greenville – Spartanburg 
  43. Memphis
  44. Phoenix 
  45. Syracuse
  46. West Palm Beach
  47. Orlando – Daytona Beach
  48. Madison
  49. Flint – Saginaw 
  50. Green Bay – Appleton 

h/t Huffington Post

And don’t forgot about those roaches: Here’s Where You Can Expect To Find The Most Cockroaches And Rats In America

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