For the 10th straight year, Chicago has been named the “rattiest” city in the U.S., according to Orkin’s annual survey. The 2024 rankings, released on Monday, reviewed new residential rodent treatments between last September and this August,

The most rat -infested cities in America have been revealed – and for the 10th year in a row New York City has managed to dodge the top spot. In fact, according to pest control company Orkin, Chicago has been crowned the “rattiest” city in the US yet again.

Once again, the same two Virginia cities made the list, with Norfolk rising three spots from its 2023 ranking.