Charlotte just ranked number 21 on Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities List, moving up 16 spots from last year’s list.
Los Angeles moved up to the #2 ranking while New York rounds out the top three spots. Jumping up 10 spots this year is Houston to #20, and Greensboro, N.C., moves up 17 spots to take #50.
Cities on the Rattiest Cities List are based on the number of new rodent services showcasing the demand and also indicates the efforts that residents and businesses of the top cities have taken to treat rodent issues.
Orkin ranked metro regions by the number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept.1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023. This ranking includes both residential and commercial pest control treatments.
- CHICAGO
- LOS ANGELES (+1)
- NEW YORK (-1)
- WASHINGTON, DC
- SAN FRANCISCO
- PHILADELPHIA
- BALTIMORE
- DENVER
- DETROIT (+1)
- CLEVELAND-AKRON (-1)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
- SEATTLE
- BOSTON
- ATLANTA
- INDIANAPOLIS
- PITTSBURGH
- HARTFORD
- COLUMBUS, OH (+3)
- MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE (+1)
- HOUSTON (+10)
- CHARLOTTE (+16)
- DALLAS-FT. WORTH (+2)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM (+8)
- MILWAUKEE (-6)
- GRAND RAPIDS (-2)
- PORTLAND, OR (-4)
- NORFOLK-PORTSMTH (+1)
- SAN DIEGO (-9)
- RICHMOND-PETERSBURG (+3)
- NEW ORLEANS (+8)
- CINCINNATI (-6)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG (+10)
- SACRAMNTO (+7)
- KANSAS CITY (-5)
- NASHVILLE (-9)
- TAMPA-ST. PETE (+5)
- ORLANDO-DAYTONA BCH (+12)
- BUFFALO (-5)
- ST. LOUIS (-5)
- PHOENIX (+5)
- CHAMPAIGN, IL (-14)
- ALBANY-TROY (-6)
- FLINT (-8)
- BURLINGTON-PLATTSBURGH (+4)
- ALBUQUERQUE (+17)
- ROCHESTER, NY (+5)
- SOUTH BEND, IN (-4)
- SYRACUSE (-9)
- CHARLESTON-HUNTINGTON (-2)
- GREENSBORO, N.C. (+17)
Each fall, mice and other rodents invade an estimated 21 million homes in the United States. They typically enter homes between October and February looking for food, water and shelter from the cold.
Experts recommend using one or more of the following to prevent infestations:
