Tampa Bay City Makes List Of Most Rat-Infested Cities In The US
A Tampa Bay city has made the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US. Although the number city in America tops the list for the ninth year in a row. This list comes from Orkin, who releases the rattiest cities in the US every single year. For the ninth year in a row, Chicago comes in as the number one overall rattiest city. They are even celebrating Chicago’s number-one spot by releasing a limited edition T-shirt. So, what is the Tampa Bay City that made the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US? Well, it is Tampa/St. Petersburg, which comes in at #36 overall on the list. It is up five spots from last year. Tampa/St. Pete is one spot ahead of Orlando/Daytona Beach. Orlando is actually up 12 spots on the list this year compared to last year.
Tampa/St. Pete and Orlando are not the number one Florida city on this list. That honor goes to Miami/Fort Lauderdale. They come in #19 on the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US and are up one spot from last year.
Check out the Top 10 below.
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Denver
- Detroit
- Cleveland/Akron
How Orkin Came Up With The List
Orkin describes the process by which they come up with the cities on the list. They say, “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.”
Finally, even though the Tampa/St. Petersburg area isn’t in the Top 10 it is in the Top 40. Hopefully the region doesn’t go up on the list again next year.
Florida City Makes List For Having The Most Contaminated Water In The United States
Newark, New Jersey
Newark comes in at #1 on this list. They received a total score of 57.17. Their health guideline violations score is 6.88 which is the 31st worst out of 70 cities.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas comes in at number 2 on this list. They received a total score of 55.33! Las Vegas also received a heal guideline violations score of 9.38 which is the 6th worst out of 70 cities.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh comes in at number 3 on this list. They received a total score of 53.35. Their health guideline violations score is 7.50 which is the 23rd worst of of 70 cities.
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington comes in at number 4 on this list. They received a total score of 52.60 and a health guideline violations score of 20.00 which is the worst out of 70 cities!
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the Florida City that made the list for having the most contaminated water! Jacksonville comes in at number 17 on this list. Jacksonville received a total score of 37.37. The health guideline violations score for Jacksonville is 3.13. Florida is the 65th worst out of 70 cities. Our water is mostly contaminated with strontium which is the worst out of 70 cities that made the list.
