New study reveals TEXAS Is Home To The Most Pests!

For many homeowners, bugs and rodents are the bane of their existence!

Insect and rodent management is a necessity that needs to be a part of the annual home maintenance budget for most Amercians.

Did you know that pest control is in fact one of the top hidden costs when it comes to homeownership?

If you don’t keep up with your pest problems you’ll end up spending a lot of money in ruined furniture and potential health issues from completely avoidable pest infestations. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/growth/article232033912.html

That said, we wanted to analyze the latest American Housing Survey data to see which states are most at risk for pest problems so you can be proactive in pest proofing your house.

That said, we found that the American Housing Survey collects data on two specific types of pest sightings. Those are:

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Signs of mice or rats inside homes in last 12 months and;
Signs of cockroaches in last 12 months.

Unfortunately, we have some bad news for Texas households!

In the data, we found that Texas had the greatest amount of pest sightings than any other state in the country! In contrast, if you want to avoid pests, the best state to live in is Colorado, BRB moving there right now!

We dug a little deeper and looked into city level data, and it’s not looking great for New Yorkers! New York City ranked #1 in pest sightings with Houston being #2!

Ed Spicer, General Manager of Pest Strategies also commented; “California, Texas, and Florida aren’t surprising given they’re warm most of the year making them ideal climates for pests, but New York was surprising given it gets pretty cold during the year!

It may be because of how New York disposes their trash (putting it out curbside in bags instead of inside garbage cans, which tends to attract a lot of rats!).” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-trash.html

Below are some graphics illustrating the data on pest sightings by State. The numbers are stated in thousands of housing units.

State	Pest Sightings (In Thousands)
Texas	3,547
Florida	2,448
California	2,369
New York	1,953
Pennsylvania	1,102
Illinois	1,077
Ohio	881
Virginia	715
Massachusetts	597
Maryland	560

Below is the complete list of pest sightings by city. Again, the data is in 1,000’s.

City	Pest Sightings (In Thousands)
New York City	1634
Houston	992
Los Angeles-Long Beach	881
Atlanta	743
Chicago	630
Dallas	625
Miami	618
Philadelphia	585
Washington DC	532
Tampa-St. Petersburg	449
Boston	401
Northern New Jersey	370
San Antonio	367
Phoenix	326
Minneapolis-St. Paul	284
Orlando	274
Baltimore	273
Fort Worth-Arlington	214
Birmingham	206
St. Louis	204
Riverside-San Bernardino	201
San Francisco	192
San Diego	189
New Orleans	178
Oklahoma City	174
Raleigh	173
Las Vegas	169
Pittsburgh	169
Kansas City	159
Denver	152
Memphis	152
Oakland	145
Virginia Beach-Norfolk	145
Cleveland	136
Detroit	134
Jacksonville	128
Nashville	125
San Jose	125
Cincinnati	124
Indianapolis	115
Louisville	109
Sacramento	109
Richmond	105
Portland, OR	96
Providence	93
Tucson	90
Milwaukee	85
Rochester, NY	84
Seattle	84
Hartford	78
Columbus	76
Charlotte	70
Austin	42
Buffalo	40

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