Atlanta moves up on ‘rattiest’ cities in United States list

ATLANTA — Atlanta has made a list of the ‘rattiest’ cities in the United States.

Orkin released its Top 50 Rattiest Cities List. The pest control company says it looked at the number of new rodent treatments performed from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 to determine the list.

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Atlanta came in at 14th on the list, up one spot from last year.

Chicago topped the list for the eight consecutive year, according to Orkin.

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Here’s how Atlanta stacked up compared to the other cities:

1. Chicago
2. New York
3. Los Angeles
4. Washington, D.C.
5. San Francisco
6. Philadelphia
7. Baltimore
8. Cleveland, Oh.
9. Detroit
10. Denver
11. Seattle
12. Minneapolis
13. Boston
14. Atlanta
15. Indianapolis
16. Pittsburgh
17. Cincinnati
18. San Diego
19. Hartford
20. Miami
21. Milwaukee
22. Houston
23. Dallas
24. Portland, OR
25. Columbus, OH
26. Richmond
27. Kansas City
28. Norfolk
29. Nashville
30. St. Louis
31. Grand Rapids
32. Raleigh
33. Champaign
34. Albany
35. Louisville
36. Sacramento
37. New Orleans
38. Charlotte
39. Buffalo
40. Flint
41. Greenville
42. Syracuse
43. Tampa
44. South Bend
45. Portland
46. Phoenix
47. Charleston
48. Ft. Wayne
49. Orlando
50. Burlington

You can find the full list here compared to last year’s rankings.

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