Milwaukeeans may need to hide their beloved cheese curds from a certain pesky rodent.
The international pest control company Orkin released its annual list of America’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities, and Milwaukee was named the 24th-most rat-infested city in the country. However, this is actually a modest improvement from last year, when the city came in at number 21 on Orkin’s list.
Orkin’s Rattiest Cities list is based on the pest control company’s ranking of metropolitan regions by the number of new rodent treatments performed in them from Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023. The ranking includes both residential and commercial pest control treatments.
What is America’s most rat-infested city?
That would be Chicago, which topped Orkin’s list for the ninth year in a row. Wisconsinites should have a field day with that one.
“New this year, Orkin is celebrating Chicago’s top spot placement by releasing a limited-edition t-shirt made available for free while supplies last,” the pest control company said on its website. “The shirt will feature a Top Rattiest City design made specifically for Chicago, commemorating the dedication of the city as it perseveres in the battle against rodents.”
New York City dropped from second place in the rat race last year to third this year, switching places with Los Angeles.
Two of the biggest movers on the list this year were Houston, which jumped from 30th to 20th, and Greensboro, N.C., which rose 17 spots to round out the list at number 50, Orkin…
