Orkin released its list Monday, and for the third consecutive ranking, Chicago takes the top spot.The metro regions are ranked by the number of rodent treatments the company performed from Sept. 15, 2016 to Sept. 15, 2017. The ranking includes residential and commercial treatments.1. Chicago2. New York3. Los Angeles (+1)4. San Francisco – Oakland (+1)5. Washington, DC (-2)6. Philadelphia (+1)7. Detroit (+2)8. Baltimore (-2)9. Seattle – Tacoma (+2)10. Dallas – Ft. Worth (+4)11. Denver (-1)12. Minneapolis – St. Paul (-4)13. Cleveland – Akron (+2)14. Atlanta (+2)15. Boston (-3)16. Hartford – New Haven (+1)17. Portland, OR (+3)18. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale (-5)19. Indianapolis 20. Houston (+1)21. Milwaukee (+2)22. Pittsburgh (-4)23. New Orleans (+15)24. Cincinnati (+10)25. Richmond – Petersburg26. Sacramento – Stockton (+6)27. Kansas City (+3)28. Charlotte (-1)29. Norfolk – Portsmouth – Newport News (-5)30. Buffalo (-1)31. Columbus, OH (+6)32. St. Louis (-4)33. Raleigh – Durham (-11)34. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo (-1)35. San Diego (+12)36. Albany – Schenectady (-10)37. San Antonio 38. Tampa – St. Petersburg (-7)39. Rochester, NY (-4)40. Nashville (-1)41. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur 42. Greenville – Spartanburg (-2)43. Memphis 44. Phoenix (+1)45. Syracuse46. West Palm Beach (-10)47. Orlando – Daytona Beach (-1)48. Madison (+1)49. Flint – Saginaw (-8)50. Green Bay – Appleton (-6)According to the National Pest Management Association, more than 20 million rodents invade homes each year.

Orkin released its list Monday, and for the third consecutive ranking, Chicago takes the top spot.



The metro regions are ranked by the number of rodent treatments the company performed from Sept. 15, 2016 to Sept. 15, 2017. The ranking includes residential and commercial treatments.


1. Chicago

2. New York

3. Los Angeles (+1)

4. San Francisco – Oakland (+1)

5. Washington, DC (-2)

6. Philadelphia (+1)

7. Detroit (+2)

8. Baltimore (-2)

9. Seattle – Tacoma (+2)

10. Dallas – Ft. Worth (+4)

11. Denver (-1)

12. Minneapolis – St. Paul (-4)

13. Cleveland – Akron (+2)

14. Atlanta (+2)

15. Boston (-3)

16. Hartford – New Haven (+1)

17. Portland, OR (+3)

18. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale (-5)

19. Indianapolis

20. Houston (+1)

21. Milwaukee (+2)

22. Pittsburgh (-4)

23. New Orleans (+15)

24. Cincinnati (+10)

25. Richmond – Petersburg

26. Sacramento – Stockton (+6)

27. Kansas City (+3)

28. Charlotte (-1)

29. Norfolk – Portsmouth – Newport News (-5)

30. Buffalo (-1)

31. Columbus, OH (+6)

32. St. Louis (-4)

33. Raleigh – Durham (-11)

34. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo (-1)

35. San Diego (+12)

36. Albany – Schenectady (-10)

37. San Antonio

38. Tampa – St. Petersburg (-7)

39. Rochester, NY (-4)

40. Nashville (-1)

41. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur

42. Greenville – Spartanburg (-2)

43. Memphis

44. Phoenix (+1)

45. Syracuse

46. West Palm Beach (-10)

47. Orlando – Daytona Beach (-1)

48. Madison (+1)

49. Flint – Saginaw (-8)

50. Green Bay – Appleton (-6)

According to the National Pest Management Association, more than 20 million rodents invade homes each year.