Rodent control in Carrollton, Texas

Carrollton sits west of Plano and spreads across Dallas, Denton and a sliver of Collin County, with about 133,000 people in 2020. It boomed earlier than most of Plano's neighbors: the population nearly tripled in the 1970s to about 40,600 by 1980, then doubled again to about 82,000 by 1990. So a lot of Carrollton's houses are now 35 to 50 years old.

The city has three DART Green Line stations: Downtown Carrollton, Trinity Mills and North Carrollton/Frankford. Its Koreatown, at Old Denton Rd. and the President George Bush Turnpike, is packed with restaurants and markets.

1970s and 1980s houses

Carrollton's boom-era houses are at the age where soffits soften, vent screens tear and garage door seals flatten. Roof rats use the mature trees, and mice use the low gaps. A rodent inspection on a house that age should cover the full roofline and the slab edge.

Restaurant districts

Koreatown and the strip centers along Josey Ln. and Trinity Mills hold a lot of restaurants and markets close together, with shared dumpster corrals and back doors facing service lanes. That's prime Norway rat territory. Owners should look at restaurant rodent control with visit logs that satisfy the city's inspectors.

Apartments near the rail stations

Newer apartments around the DART stations and older complexes along the main roads both deal with mice moving between units. Renters should report droppings in writing, and the tenant and landlord guide applies here too, since the Texas Property Code rules are statewide. Property managers can read about apartment rodent control.

Creeks and the Trinity

Creek corridors run through Carrollton's neighborhoods on their way to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Homes that back onto a creek or a drainage channel see more Norway rats along the fence line, especially after heavy rain. Check under sheds and decks for burrows and keep compost closed.

Around Carrollton: I-35E · President George Bush Turnpike · Downtown Carrollton · Trinity Mills · Koreatown · Josey Ln. (ZIP 75006, 75007, 75010)

Other service areas: West Plano, East Plano, Downtown Plano, Legacy West and Legacy, Willow Bend, Los Rios, Hunters Glen, Deerfield, Russell Creek, Allen, Richardson, Murphy, Frisco, Wylie, Parker, The Colony.