San Antonio has higher roach infestation than New York City, data shows

According to the American Housing Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, these 25 cities had the worst reported instances of roach infestations during the past 12 months. According to the American Housing Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, these 25 cities had the worst reported instances of roach infestations during the past 12 months. Photo: Martel Mendez / EyeEm, File Photo Photo: Martel Mendez / EyeEm, File Photo Image 1 of / 56 Caption Close San Antonio has higher roach infestation than New York City, data shows 1 / 56 Back to Gallery

More than one in four San Antonio households reported roach infestations in 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released last month.

Results from the American Housing Survey, which examined 25 U.S. cities, showed that almost 28 percent of homes here had evidence of roach problems within 12 months of being surveyed.

The Alamo City was found to have a bigger roach problem than several major U.S. cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and the District of Columbia.

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But, San Antonio had fewer roach sightings than the two other Texas cities that took part in the survey: Austin households reported a slightly higher percentage of sightings than those in San Antonio — and Houston households reported the second-highest percentage among cities surveyed.

The survey comes with its caveats, Bloomberg notes: it doesn't take public sightings into account and only surveys 25 metropolitan areas every two years — thus, why Dallas wasn't included in data released in June.

Rat and mice sightings were also included in the survey: in San Antonio, 5.97 percent of households reported signs of mice infestations and 1.74 reported rat problems.

Scroll through the gallery above to see which major U.S. cities have the biggest roach problems.

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