Do you live in a city with a rat problem?
Terminix has just released their list of the most rat infested cities in America. There are not many surprises.
New York and Los Angeles are at the top of the list, naturally, but there are a few that you might not know.
FOX News reports:
America’s most rat-infested cities ranked as Midwest surprise cracks top 10
A national pest control company has released its annual list of the top 10 most rodent-infested cities in the U.S. — and one Midwest city has now joined the list for the first time.
The list is based on rodent control service data from more than 300 Terminix branches nationwide in 2025, ranking cities where residents most frequently used the company’s services.
While New York and Los Angeles held onto the top two spots, Philadelphia moved up one spot to No. 3.
The top 10 list included returning cities like Houston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. — as well as Boston and Dallas.
There was also a new entrant in the top 10 this year.
For the first time, Detroit cracked the top 10, moving up one spot from No. 11.
Here’s the top ten, via Terminix:
Looking at the data, the top of the list remains largely unchanged from previous years. New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco have all held onto their spots as the top four most mice and rat-infested cities. However, Houston is a new addition to the top five this year.
1. New York, NY
2. Los Angeles, CA
3. Philadelphia, PA
4. San Francisco, CA
5. Houston, TX
6. Chicago, IL
7. Washington, DC
8. Boston, MA
9. Dallas, TX
10. Detroit, MI
The battle between man and rodents has been going on since the beginning of time. Your best bet is to make sure food trash isn’t lying around and easily available for the pesky critters.
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