👑 Rat Royalty
Where the rats reign
Ranked by rat sightings per square mile over the last 12 months — 17,693 reports, normalized so density wins, not just size.
One caveat: this ranks 311 rat complaints, which track who picks up the
phone as much as actual rats. A high spot can mean an engaged, 311-savvy neighborhood — not just
more rodents. It's messy, human civic data. Read it for fun, not as a verdict on any neighborhood.
How we calculate it →
| # | Neighborhood | Rats/sq mi | 12-mo | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highbridge Bronx | 637.5 | 626 | ▲ 43% more rats YoY |
| 2 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 544.5 | 649 | ▼ 22% fewer rats YoY |
| 3 | East Village Manhattan | 376.8 | 448 | ▲ 49% more rats YoY |
| 4 | Prospect Brooklyn | 361.1 | 316 | ▲ 27% more rats YoY |
| 5 | Hamilton Heights Manhattan | 345.7 | 557 | ▼ 22% fewer rats YoY |
| 6 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 333.9 | 579 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
| 7 | Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn | 309 | 1,141 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 8 | Flatbush Brooklyn | 301.6 | 393 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
| 9 | Upper West Side Manhattan | 277.7 | 773 | ▼ 26% fewer rats YoY |
| 10 | Crown Heights Brooklyn | 220.3 | 237 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 11 | Washington Heights Manhattan | 209.7 | 385 | ▼ 30% fewer rats YoY |
| 12 | Sunnyside Queens | 205.9 | 90 | ▼ 37% fewer rats YoY |
| 13 | Prospect Park Brooklyn | 198.5 | 367 | ▼ 16% fewer rats YoY |
| 14 | Park Slope Brooklyn | 194 | 143 | ▼ 27% fewer rats YoY |
| 15 | Kensington Brooklyn | 186.5 | 254 | ▼ 32% fewer rats YoY |
| 16 | SoHo Manhattan | 169.8 | 55 | ▼ 23% fewer rats YoY |
| 17 | Morris Heights Bronx | 161.9 | 146 | → flat |
| 18 | West Village Manhattan | 148.5 | 72 | ▼ 26% fewer rats YoY |
| 19 | Lower East Side Manhattan | 146 | 120 | ▼ 18% fewer rats YoY |
| 20 | Williamsburg Brooklyn | 142.8 | 510 | ▼ 40% fewer rats YoY |
| 21 | Rego Park Queens | 141.9 | 134 | ▼ 12% fewer rats YoY |
| 22 | Astoria Queens | 141.1 | 427 | ▼ 24% fewer rats YoY |
| 23 | Longwood Bronx | 140.3 | 215 | ▼ 28% fewer rats YoY |
| 24 | Bushwick Brooklyn | 139.6 | 139 | ▼ 59% fewer rats YoY |
| 25 | Kips Bay Manhattan | 135.1 | 124 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
| 26 | Morrisania Bronx | 134.6 | 145 | ▼ 33% fewer rats YoY |
| 27 | Clinton Hill Brooklyn | 134.1 | 157 | ▼ 39% fewer rats YoY |
| 28 | Midwood Brooklyn | 134 | 247 | ▼ 18% fewer rats YoY |
| 29 | Fordham Bronx | 131.9 | 161 | ▼ 21% fewer rats YoY |
| 30 | Midtown West Manhattan | 129.3 | 143 | ▼ 24% fewer rats YoY |
| 31 | Jackson Heights Queens | 127.2 | 94 | → flat |
| 32 | Spanish Harlem Manhattan | 121.6 | 311 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 33 | Tribeca Manhattan | 115.1 | 81 | ▲ 37% more rats YoY |
| 34 | South Slope Brooklyn | 112.8 | 247 | ▼ 46% fewer rats YoY |
| 35 | Inwood Manhattan | 111.3 | 114 | ▼ 43% fewer rats YoY |
| 36 | Soundview Bronx | 110.4 | 119 | ▼ 38% fewer rats YoY |
| 37 | Midtown East Manhattan | 108.3 | 81 | ▲ 23% more rats YoY |
| 38 | Bronx Park Bronx | 105.2 | 245 | ▼ 30% fewer rats YoY |
| 39 | Greenpoint Brooklyn | 101.1 | 154 | ▼ 43% fewer rats YoY |
| 40 | Van Nest Bronx | 94.8 | 142 | ▼ 35% fewer rats YoY |
| 41 | Fort Hamilton Brooklyn | 94.2 | 199 | ▼ 35% fewer rats YoY |
| 42 | Kingsbridge Bronx | 92.4 | 351 | ▼ 16% fewer rats YoY |
| 43 | Red Hook Brooklyn | 91.9 | 131 | ▼ 36% fewer rats YoY |
| 44 | Financial District Manhattan | 89.3 | 41 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 45 | Tremont Bronx | 87.2 | 115 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 46 | Chelsea Manhattan | 77.9 | 99 | ▼ 37% fewer rats YoY |
| 47 | Flatlands Brooklyn | 76.4 | 126 | → flat |
| 48 | Fresh Pond Queens | 73.3 | 265 | ▼ 57% fewer rats YoY |
| 49 | East Concourse Bronx | 72.9 | 77 | ▼ 37% fewer rats YoY |
| 50 | Sunset Park Brooklyn | 71.7 | 213 | ▼ 45% fewer rats YoY |
| 51 | Borough Park Brooklyn | 70.3 | 217 | → flat |
| 52 | West Farms Bronx | 69.4 | 104 | ▼ 49% fewer rats YoY |
| 53 | Brownsville Brooklyn | 68 | 105 | ▼ 24% fewer rats YoY |
| 54 | Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn | 67.9 | 92 | ▼ 46% fewer rats YoY |
| 55 | East Flatbush Brooklyn | 60.8 | 130 | ▼ 34% fewer rats YoY |
| 56 | Long Island City Queens | 58.7 | 205 | ▼ 23% fewer rats YoY |
| 57 | Bath Beach Brooklyn | 58.3 | 118 | → flat |
| 58 | Mott Haven Bronx | 56.6 | 60 | ▼ 46% fewer rats YoY |
| 59 | Wakefield Bronx | 54.1 | 109 | ▲ 25% more rats YoY |
| 60 | Forest Hills Queens | 51.6 | 125 | → flat |
| 61 | Jamaica Estates Queens | 50.9 | 103 | ▲ 8% more rats YoY |
| 62 | Hell's Kitchen Manhattan | 49.4 | 17 | ▼ 60% fewer rats YoY |
| 63 | Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn | 48.8 | 218 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 64 | Kew Gardens Queens | 48.2 | 27 | ▲ 800% more rats YoY |
| 65 | Woodside Queens | 45.4 | 115 | ▼ 50% fewer rats YoY |
| 66 | Riverdale Bronx | 43.8 | 75 | ▲ 42% more rats YoY |
| 67 | South Corona Queens | 43.3 | 114 | ▼ 9% fewer rats YoY |
| 68 | Gravesend Brooklyn | 43 | 89 | ▼ 21% fewer rats YoY |
| 69 | East Elmhurst Queens | 42.6 | 112 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 70 | Middle Village Queens | 42.4 | 94 | ▼ 28% fewer rats YoY |
| 71 | East New York Brooklyn | 37.7 | 268 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 72 | Elmhurst Queens | 37.7 | 57 | ▼ 57% fewer rats YoY |
| 73 | Clason Point Bronx | 37 | 79 | ▲ 18% more rats YoY |
| 74 | Pelham Gardens Bronx | 35.4 | 86 | → flat |
| 75 | Dyker Heights Brooklyn | 34.7 | 52 | ▼ 27% fewer rats YoY |
| 76 | Kew Gardens Hills Queens | 34.5 | 66 | ▼ 71% fewer rats YoY |
| 77 | Ozone Park Queens | 34.4 | 61 | ▼ 45% fewer rats YoY |
| 78 | Battery Park City Manhattan | 34.1 | 6 | ▲ 100% more rats YoY |
| 79 | Coney Island Brooklyn | 32.2 | 50 | ▼ 23% fewer rats YoY |
| 80 | Governors Island Manhattan | 30.7 | 14 | ▲ 40% more rats YoY |
| 81 | West Brighton Staten Island | 30 | 54 | ▼ 10% fewer rats YoY |
| 82 | Maspeth Queens | 29.2 | 71 | ▼ 35% fewer rats YoY |
| 83 | Port Richmond Staten Island | 28.5 | 34 | ▼ 11% fewer rats YoY |
| 84 | Pelham Bay Bronx | 27.2 | 65 | ▼ 40% fewer rats YoY |
| 85 | Hunt's Point Bronx | 25.4 | 39 | ▼ 9% fewer rats YoY |
| 86 | Woodlawn Bronx | 23.7 | 34 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 87 | Jamaica Queens | 23.7 | 168 | ▼ 25% fewer rats YoY |
| 88 | Woodhaven Queens | 22.6 | 29 | ▲ 32% more rats YoY |
| 89 | Flushing Queens | 22.5 | 131 | ▼ 15% fewer rats YoY |
| 90 | Richmond Hill Queens | 20.1 | 56 | ▼ 46% fewer rats YoY |
| 91 | Belle Harbor Queens | 17.2 | 30 | ▲ 88% more rats YoY |
| 92 | Canarsie Brooklyn | 16.6 | 59 | ▼ 19% fewer rats YoY |
| 93 | Great Kills Staten Island | 16.5 | 36 | ▼ 41% fewer rats YoY |
| 94 | Todt Hill Staten Island | 15.8 | 55 | ▼ 21% fewer rats YoY |
| 95 | Bayswater Queens | 15.3 | 41 | ▼ 24% fewer rats YoY |
| 96 | St. Albans Queens | 14.6 | 24 | ▼ 29% fewer rats YoY |
| 97 | South Ozone Park Queens | 14.2 | 30 | ▼ 30% fewer rats YoY |
| 98 | Rockaway Beach Queens | 14.2 | 14 | ▲ 180% more rats YoY |
| 99 | Arrochar Staten Island | 12.9 | 52 | ▼ 24% fewer rats YoY |
| 100 | Mill Basin Brooklyn | 12.7 | 94 | ▼ 21% fewer rats YoY |
| 101 | Howland Hook Staten Island | 12 | 38 | → flat |
| 102 | Silver Lake Staten Island | 11.2 | 42 | ▼ 31% fewer rats YoY |
| 103 | Whitestone Queens | 10.6 | 30 | ▼ 21% fewer rats YoY |
| 104 | Throgs Neck Bronx | 10.2 | 40 | ▲ 54% more rats YoY |
| 105 | Queens Village Queens | 10.2 | 22 | → flat |
| 106 | Hollis Queens | 9.2 | 13 | → flat |
| 107 | College Point Queens | 8.9 | 14 | ▲ 17% more rats YoY |
| 108 | Richmond Town Staten Island | 8.6 | 62 | ▼ 17% fewer rats YoY |
| 109 | Laurelton Queens | 8.6 | 26 | ▼ 32% fewer rats YoY |
| 110 | Cambria Heights Queens | 8.5 | 10 | ▼ 23% fewer rats YoY |
| 111 | Howard Beach Queens | 8.2 | 19 | ▼ 27% fewer rats YoY |
| 112 | Woodrow Staten Island | 8.1 | 115 | → flat |
| 113 | Arverne Queens | 7.9 | 8 | ▲ 167% more rats YoY |
| 114 | Bayside Queens | 7.6 | 32 | ▼ 45% fewer rats YoY |
| 115 | Fresh Meadows Queens | 7.5 | 30 | ▲ 43% more rats YoY |
| 116 | North Bayside Queens | 7.3 | 10 | ▲ 43% more rats YoY |
| 117 | Bellerose Queens | 6.8 | 20 | ▼ 26% fewer rats YoY |
| 118 | Bulls Head Staten Island | 5.9 | 77 | → flat |
| 119 | Coop City Bronx | 5.6 | 7 | ▼ 46% fewer rats YoY |
| 120 | Roosevelt Island Manhattan | 4.3 | 1 | → flat |
| 121 | Rosedale Queens | 4.3 | 9 | ▲ 50% more rats YoY |
| 122 | Tottenville Staten Island | 3.7 | 6 | ▲ 20% more rats YoY |
| 123 | Douglaston Queens | 2.7 | 8 | ▼ 20% fewer rats YoY |
| 124 | Floral Park Queens | 1.9 | 6 | ▼ 68% fewer rats YoY |
| 125 | Pelham Bay Park Bronx | 0.3 | 1 | ▼ 75% fewer rats YoY |
| # | ZIP | Where | Score | Rats/sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10030 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 100 | 783.4 |
| 2 | 10452 | Highbridge Bronx | 99 | 637.5 |
| 3 | 10026 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 99 | 592.7 |
| 4 | 10128 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 98 | 502.2 |
| 5 | 10028 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 98 | 496.8 |
| 6 | 10039 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 97 | 491.6 |
| 7 | 10003 | East Village Manhattan | 96 | 463.3 |
| 8 | 11216 | Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn | 96 | 415.8 |
| 9 | 10025 | Upper West Side Manhattan | 95 | 412.8 |
| 10 | 11225 | Prospect Brooklyn | 95 | 361.1 |
| 11 | 10075 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 94 | 359.8 |
| 12 | 10027 | Hamilton Heights Manhattan | 93 | 353.5 |
| 13 | 10031 | Hamilton Heights Manhattan | 93 | 334.8 |
| 14 | 11226 | Flatbush Brooklyn | 92 | 301.6 |
| 15 | 10009 | East Village Manhattan | 92 | 296.6 |
| 16 | 11233 | Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn | 91 | 286.1 |
| 17 | 10024 | Upper West Side Manhattan | 91 | 281.4 |
| 18 | 11103 | Astoria Queens | 90 | 268.8 |
| 19 | 10032 | Washington Heights Manhattan | 89 | 260 |
| 20 | 11221 | Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn | 89 | 257.1 |
| 21 | 10037 | Central Harlem Manhattan | 88 | 248.9 |
| 22 | 11213 | Crown Heights Brooklyn | 88 | 220.3 |
| 23 | 10021 | Upper East Side Manhattan | 87 | 215.1 |
| 24 | 11104 | Sunnyside Queens | 86 | 205.9 |
| 25 | 10033 | Washington Heights Manhattan | 86 | 201.3 |
| # | Borough | Rats/sq mi | 12-mo | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manhattan | 204.8 | 4,676 | ▼ 20% fewer rats YoY |
| 2 | Brooklyn | 93.2 | 6,466 | ▼ 27% fewer rats YoY |
| 3 | Bronx | 72.2 | 3,038 | ▼ 16% fewer rats YoY |
| 4 | Queens | 27.1 | 2,942 | ▼ 31% fewer rats YoY |
| 5 | Staten Island | 9.8 | 571 | ▼ 14% fewer rats YoY |