Orkin names Los Angeles 3rd rattiest city in US

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Monday, October 16, 2017
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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles is the third rattiest city in the U.S., according to Orkin.



The pest control company released this year's list of cities with Chicago taking the top spot for the third year in a row.



The rankings are based on the number of treatments performed by Orkin from Sept. 15, 2016 through Sept. 15, 2017 and includes both residential and commercial treatments.



Full list of rattiest cities in U.S.:


1. Chicago


2. New York


3. Los Angeles


4. San Francisco - Oakland


5. Washington, DC


6. Philadelphia


7. Detroit


8. Baltimore


9. Seattle - Tacoma


10. Dallas - Ft. Worth


11. Denver


12. Minneapolis - St. Paul


13. Cleveland - Akron


14. Atlanta


15. Boston



16. Hartford - New Haven


17. Portland, OR


18. Miami - Ft. Lauderdale


19. Indianapolis


20. Houston


21. Milwaukee


22. Pittsburgh


23. New Orleans


24. Cincinnati


25. Richmond - Petersburg


26. Sacramento - Stockton


27. Kansas City


28. Charlotte


29. Norfolk - Portsmouth - Newport News


30. Buffalo


31. Columbus, OH


32. St. Louis



33. Raleigh - Durham


34. Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo


35. San Diego


36. Albany - Schenectady


37. San Antonio


38. Tampa - St. Petersburg


39. Rochester, NY


40. Nashville


41. Champaign - Springfield - Decatur


42. Greenville - Spartanburg


43. Memphis


44. Phoenix


45. Syracuse


46. West Palm Beach


47. Orlando - Daytona Beach


48. Madison


49. Flint - Saginaw


50. Green Bay - Appleton

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