NYC Tops Terminix's List of Most Rodent-Infested Cities

Terminix just released its list of 50 cities with the most rats and mice across the United States in 2023.

The list was based off data collected from more than 300 Terminix branches nationwide. Terminix compiled a list of cities where residents utilized rodent control services most frequently in 2023 within its designated service areas.

New York City topped this year's list, while San Francisco, Los Angeles and  Washington, D.C., rounded out the top five. Here is the entire list.

1. New York City, NY

2. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA

3. Los Angeles, CA

4. Philadelphia, PA

5. Washington DC

6. Chicago, IL

7. Houston, TX

8. Boston, MA

9. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

10. Atlanta, GA

11. Baltimore, MD

12. Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA

13. Denver, CO

14. Hartford-New Haven, CT

15. Cleveland-Akron, OH

16. Detroit, MI

17. Tampa-St. Pete, FL

18. Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL

19. Indianapolis, IN

20. Pittsburgh, PA

21. Cincinnati, OH

22. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL

23. Memphis, TN

24. Columbus, OH

25. Palm Springs, CA

26. Seattle-Tacoma, WA

27. Nashville, TN

28. Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR

29. San Diego, CA

30. Kansas City, MO

31. Providence-New Bedford, MA

32. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

33. Oklahoma City, OK

34. San Antonio, TX

35. Austin, TX

36. Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA

37. St. Louis, MO

38. Louisville, KY

39. Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, PA

40. Honolulu, HI

41. Richmond-Petersburg, VA

42. West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL

43. Fresno-Visalia, CA

44. Mobile, AL-Pensacola, FL

45. Monterey-Salinas, CA

46. Portland, OR

47. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

48. Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

49. Birmingham, AL

50. Jacksonville, FL