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