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I too that that NYC was #1 based on my experiences growing up, but this makes sense based on a story one my coworkers from Chicago told me. He mentioned he had a boyfriend that was allergic to something in his building that the could never figure out. Turns out it was the rats in the walls.
I too that that NYC was #1 based on my experiences growing up, but this makes sense based on a story one my coworkers from Chicago told me. He mentioned he had a boyfriend that was allergic to something in his building that the could never figure out. Turns out it was the rats in the walls.
Ugh.
Lately Ive noticed we have squirrel infestation. Also wild turkeys. They are everywhere...
I'll say I've lived in Pittsburgh for 12 years now, and have yet to see a rat anywhere.
Of course, I don't hang out in warehouses at night, but still, seeing rats on the street was a normal thing when I went to NYC when I was younger. I even saw a few in DC. None here.
The reality is the more structurally dense a city's mixed use commercial real estate is, the more likely you will have a rat problem. Sure, you can fight it but rats are associated most with highly urban environments.
I agree with this, but this ranking also has Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta ranked above more urban and dense cities.
As a New Yorker, I was expecting this. I'm shocked that we're not #1!
Maybe they're talking about rats per capita compared to human population. Just a guess, but on. a related note , The Discovery Channel will be airing something about rats in NYC this Sunday.
Denver at #10 is kinda strange. I've seen mice, whenever construction is going on neearby. I've never seen a rat before though. Not downtown or anywhere
I agree. Wonder if it's terrain driven? Shocked to not see a Texas city.
I agree with this, but this ranking also has Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta ranked above more urban and dense cities.
There aren't really many mixed use structurally dense cities in America so once you get past NYC, CHI, DC, BOS, PHI, SF, LA, and BAL, there isn't much of a difference. These are the densest cities structurally in America. After that group of cities, there isn't much of a difference. They also have the highest population densities in the nation outside of Baltimore which is built like them, but has a lot of vacant houses.
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