Tampa Bay City Makes List Of Most Rat-Infested Cities In The US
A Tampa Bay city has made the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US. Although the number city in America tops the list for the ninth year in a row. This list comes from Orkin, who releases the rattiest cities in the US every single year. For the ninth year in a row, Chicago comes in as the number one overall rattiest city. They are even celebrating Chicago’s number-one spot by releasing a limited edition T-shirt. So, what is the Tampa Bay City that made the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US? Well, it is Tampa/St. Petersburg, which comes in at #36 overall on the list. It is up five spots from last year. Tampa/St. Pete is one spot ahead of Orlando/Daytona Beach. Orlando is actually up 12 spots on the list this year compared to last year.
Tampa/St. Pete and Orlando are not the number one Florida city on this list. That honor goes to Miami/Fort Lauderdale. They come in #19 on the list of the most rat-infested cities in the US and are up one spot from last year.
Check out the Top 10 below.
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Denver
- Detroit
- Cleveland/Akron
How Orkin Came Up With The List
Orkin describes the process by which they come up with the cities on the list. They say, “Cities on the Rattiest Cities List are based on the number of new rodent services showcasing the demand and also indicates the efforts that residents and businesses of the top cities have taken to treat rodent issues. Orkin ranked metro regions by the number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept.1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023. This ranking includes both residential and commercial pest control treatments.”
Finally, even though the Tampa/St. Petersburg area isn’t in the Top 10 it is in the Top 40. Hopefully the region doesn’t go up on the list again next year.
Florida City Makes List For Having The Most Contaminated Water In The United States
I love living in Florida. 3 years ago I moved to St.Petersburg and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. With that being said, Im happy that St. Petersburg didn’t make the list for having the most contaminated water in the United States. Sadly, there was a Florida City that did.
Here in the United States, the water quality is an issue. Some of our water is contaminated with heavy metals, chemical toxins and microbial pathogens. This has affected our water supply from coast to coast.
In the summer of 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency put together a proposal for the establishment of the inaugural national drinking water standard. This standard aims to address the perilous presence of six synthetic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health.
How This List Was Put Together
To create this list 24.7 Tempo looked at data collected by WaterFilterGuru. This is a site that tests and reports on water filtration products. The data is from the environmental working group which analyzed water quality in 70 cities across the United States.
They used data from the Environmental working group, which is a nonprofit organization. This organization analyzes water quality in 70 cities across the United States. There was an index created giving a weight of 20 to the number of contaminants that exceed EWG health guidelines, violations issued in each quarter from April 2019 to March 2021 and total contaminants.
Other factors were given a weight of 8. Those factors include levels of specific contaminants in the water, drawn from the environmental testing and data site SimpleLab.
Below are the top 4 American cities with the most contaminated water. I also added the Florida City that made this list as well. The Florida City that made the list came in at number 17 for having the most contaminated water in the United States. You can find the Full list here. If you disagree or have any comments on this list, feel free to email me. You can reach me at [email protected].
Jen was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. She’s been with Beasley Media Group since 2022. In her spare time, you can find her at Tampa Bay Lightning games, Tampa Bay breweries, or the beach. Catch up on Jen’s content about the highest-rated restaurants/bars in Tampa, things-to-do around the area, and upcoming concerts.