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For sure. In my experience there are two places I can go in Victoria and be guaranteed to find rats—one is the harbour.

They say in Vancouver you're never more than 20 feet from a rat, anywhere you go. Probably true throughout most PNW cities.

I've lived in Bellingham (40 minutes south of Vancouver) for over ten years and have literally never seen a rat.

Am I A) blind, B) something about the city here prevents rats from settling, or secret option C) something else entirely?