It's no surprise that urban areas are grubbier and more polluted than rural ones, but some cities in the US are considerably more gross than others. To find out which of the country's cities are the dirtiest, HouseFresh analyzed 12.3 million sanitation-related 311 complaints made over the past year, and ranked locations based on the number of reports made per 100,000 residents.
Key Findings:
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According to the study, Baltimore is America's dirtiest city, with 47,295 santitation-related complaints made for every 100,000 people living there.
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Milwaukee outshines other cities when it comes to cleanliness. With only 309 reports made per 100,000 residents, it's the cleanest city in the US.
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The dirtiest zip code in the country is 21213 in Baltimore, where 89,391 sanitation-related complaints were made per 100,000 people in the 365 days prior to the study.
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Houston's 77546 is the cleanest zip code overall. Just 19 complaints about cleanliness issues in the area were made for every 100,000 residents.
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Via HouseFresh.
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