2 Pennsylvania Cities Rank Among Rattiest Cities in the U.S. 2023

RATS! Here's a list you don't ever want to find your city on!

Philadelphia is a pretty rat-infested city. In fact, it's been identified as one of the most rat-infested cities in the United States, according to a study.

Orkin, one of the foremost authorities in pest control with over 120 years in business, ha once again produced a list of The Top 50 Rattiest Cities in the U.S., and in 2023, Philadelphia made the Top 10.... again!

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They ranked metro areas by the number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept.1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023. - both residential and commercial treatments.

There's more bad news. Philadelphia is even rattier than last year compared to other major cities. Last year, Philly ranked at #7 in the 2022's Top 50 Rattiest Cities. Guess where Philly's ranked this year?

Philadelphia is the 6th Rattiest City in the U.S.

This year, Philadelphia inched its way up the list; It's now the 6th rattiest city in 2023, according to Orkin's findings.

But hey, at least it's not as bad as Chicago. They've once again ranked #1 for the 9th consecutive year!

But wait! There's MORE bad news!

Philly isn't the only Pennsylvania city among the rattiest  this year. Pittsburgh made the Top 20, ranking in at #16.

Here are the Top 20 for 2023:

1. Chicago
2. Los Angeles
3. New York
4. Washington, DC
5. San Francisco
6. Philadelphia
7. Baltimore
8. Denver
9. Detroit
10. Cleveland-Akron
11. Minneapolis - St. Paul
12. Seattle
13. Boston
14. Atlanta
15. Indianapolis
16. Pittsburgh
17. Hartford
18. Columbus, OH
19. Miama-Ft. Lauderdale
20. Houston

If you want to avoid rat infestation, Orkin recommends you take proper precautions so as not to attract the invasive pests.

• Store food away and clean up crumbs and trash
• Declutter so they don't have material to chew up and use for their nests
• Maintain your landscaping so they don't have places to hide and made nests
• Keep an eye out for rodent droppings, burrows and rub marks along your baseboards and walls
• Keep a look out for possible entry points into your home.

If you live in Philly or Pittsburgh, let us know if you ever had a rat/rodent problem in your house/apartment, and how bad it got. You're definitely not alone!