NYC Rat Index · updated daily
168
▼ down 9% vs last year
100 = 2010 levels · lower means fewer rats
Well above 100 — the rats have settled in and they are not leaving.
Seasonal pulse · June 21830-day index 1.3× the yearly average — summer always runs hot
How ratty is your block?
Type your NYC address for a Rattiness Score from 0–100, ranked against every ZIP code in the city.
↑↓ to pick · Enter to score · or type a 5-digit ZIP · ⚔️ compare two blocks
Built on 145,330 real 311 rat reports
17,693
sightings · last 12 mo
145,330
reports all-time
180
NYC ZIPs ranked
🗞️ The Daily Rat Report
Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026
NYC logged 343 rat sightings in the last 7 days — holding steady. Biggest jump: East Village sightings up 100% week-over-week. Brooklyn filed the most complaints this week (130). Latest complete day: 67 on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 (NYC's 311 feed lags ~2 days). Rattiest overall: Highbridge.
👑 Where the rats reign right now
Full leaderboard →| # | Neighborhood | Rats / sq mi | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highbridge Bronx | 637.5 | ▲ 43% more rats YoY |
| 2 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 544.5 | ▼ 22% fewer rats YoY |
| 3 | East Village Manhattan | 376.8 | ▲ 49% more rats YoY |
| 4 | Prospect Brooklyn | 361.1 | ▲ 27% more rats YoY |
| 5 | Hamilton Heights Manhattan | 345.7 | ▼ 22% fewer rats YoY |
| 6 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 333.9 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
| 7 | Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn | 309 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 8 | Flatbush Brooklyn | 301.6 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
Heads up: this reflects 311 rat complaints — partly a measure of who calls the city, not
just rat density. It's for fun, not a verdict on any neighborhood.
How the score works
Your score is the citywide percentile rank of your ZIP's
rat-sighting density — trailing-12-month sightings per square mile — against all
180 ranked NYC ZIP codes. 100 = the rattiest place in NYC.
The headline index above tracks the last 30 days (so it spikes in summer), while the big
number is the de-seasoned 12-month trend vs 2010. Read the full methodology →