2024’s Worst Cities for Bed Bug Infestations

 

Where in the U.S. are bed bugs most likely to hitch a ride on your luggage or pre-loved furniture? Marking Bed Bug Awareness Week starting June 2, Pest Gnome ranked 2024’s Worst Cities for Bed Bug Infestations. They compared the 500 biggest U.S. cities based on 3 categories, looking at the number of accommodations, multi-unit residential buildings, and population density. They also considered access to exterminators, among 6 total metrics.  How Does Tennessee Rank? Nashville was in the top 30 worst cities at #28, followed by Memphis at #77, Clarksville at #300, Chattanooga at #312, Franklin at #321 and Murfreesboro at #347.  See the 10 worst (and 10 best) cities for bed bugs below, followed by key takeaways. (Don’t see your city below? Check out the full ranking.)

Most At-Risk for Bed Bug Infestations Rank City 1 New York, NY 2 Los Angeles, CA 3 Houston, TX 4 Chicago, IL 5 6 7 8 9 10 San Francisco, CA Miami Beach, FL Boston, MA San Diego, CA Washington, DC Jersey City, NJ