ATLANTA - Orkin announced Miami as the front runner of its first-ever Top 50 Termites Cities list. Los Angeles follows in second place, with Tampa, New York and New Orleans rounding out the top five, respectively.
When it comes to types of termites, all areas of the U.S. are prone to subterranean termites with concentrations from slight to very heavy. Pacific U.S. and coastal regions of the Southeast have an additional threat of drywood termites.
The list is based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most first-time customer termite treatments from February 1, 2018 – January 31, 2019. The ranking includes both residential and commercial treatments.
1. Miami | 26. Mobile, Ala. |
2. Los Angeles | 27. Indianapolis |
3. Tampa | 28. Cincinnati |
4. New York | 29. Pittsburgh |
5. New Orleans | 30. Kansas City |
6. Atlanta | 31. Richmond, Va. |
7. Washington, D.C. | 32. Honolulu |
8. West Palm Beach | 33. St. Louis |
9. San Francisco | 34. Oklahoma City |
10. Dallas | 35. Tulsa |
11. San Diego | 36. Denver |
12. Orlando | 37. Columbia, S.C. |
13. Phoenix | 38. Jacksonville |
14. Houston | 39. Lexington |
15. Raleigh, N.C. | 40. San Antonio |
16. Philadelphia | 41. Chattanooga, Tenn. |
17. Baltimore | 42. Columbus, Ohio |
18. Nashville | 43. Grand Rapids, Mich. |
19. Chicago | 44. Boston |
20. Charlotte, N.C. | 45. Charleston, S.C. |
21. Ft. Myers | 46. Baton Rouge |
22. Norfolk, Va. | 47. Louisville |
23. Knoxville | 48. Savannah, Ga. |
24. Greenville, S.C. | 49. Roanoke, Va. |
25. Charleston, West Va. | 50. Champaign, Ill. |
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