GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The pest control company Orkin has named its top 50 worst cities when it comes to bed bug infestations, with Detroit coming in at the number two spot.
Chicago ranked first, its third consecutive year at the top of the list. Columbus, Ohio rounded out the top three.
In West Michigan, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo all tied for 20th — a jump of 13 positions over last year’s list. The full ranking is listed below.
1. Chicago
2. Detroit (+2)
3. Columbus, Ohio
4. Los Angeles (-2)
5. Cleveland – Akron – Canton, Ohio (+1)
6. Dallas – Ft. Worth (+7)
7. Cincinnati (-2)
8. Denver (+1)
9. Richmond – Petersburg, Va. (+2)
10. Dayton, Ohio (-3)
11. Indianapolis (-1)
12. Houston (+4)
13. Seattle – Tacoma (+5)
14. Washington, District of Columbia – Hagerstown, Md. (-6)
15. Milwaukee (+6)
16. San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose (+3)
17. Raleigh – Durham – Fayetteville, N.C. (-5)
18. New York (-1)
19. Charleston – Huntington, W.Va. (+11)
20. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo – Battle Creek, Mich. (+13)
21. Omaha, Neb. (+16)
22. Louisville, Ky. (+10)
23. Nashville, Tenn.
24. Lexington, Ky. (+16)
25. Atlanta (-10)
26. Buffalo, N.Y. (+12)
27. Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, Calif. (+14)
28. Syracuse, N.Y. (-14)
29. Boston – Manchester (-9)
30. Charlotte, N.C. (-5)
31. Baltimore (-4)
32. Phoenix – Prescott (-4)
33. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale (-11)
34. Knoxville, Tenn. (-3)
35. Cedar Rapids – Waterloo – Dubuque, Iowa (-6)
36. Minneapolis – St. Paul (+8)
37. Hartford – New Haven, Conn. (+3)
38. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur, Ill. (-3)
39. San Diego (-13)
40. Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney, Neb. (-1)
41. Kansas City, Mo. (+9)
42. Honolulu (+3)
43. Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y.
44. Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo. (-2)
45. Myrtle Beach – Florence, S.C.
46. St. Louis
47. Greenville – Spartanburg, S.C. – Asheville, N.C. (-11)
48. Bowling Green, Ky.
49. Ft. Wayne, Ind.
50. Toledo, Ohio (-4)
